#rage

The office of drama is to exercise, possibly to exhaust, human emotions. The purpose of comedy is to tickle those emotions into an expression of light relief; of tragedy, to wound them and bring the relief of tears. Disgust and terror are the other points of the compass. ↗

— Laurence Olivier

#comedy #compass #disgust #drama #emotions

The calls that I have received from President Bush and Vice President Cheney, the fact that there are other people that are suffering every bit as much as I am, and that our whole nation is going through a tragedy together, I think we have to think about those things. ↗

— Ted Olson

#am #bit #bush #calls #cheney

You know, there is always times where you feel discouraged and things coming against you, but I don't know if I ever wanted to throw in the towel. ↗

— Joel Osteen

#always #coming #discouraged #ever #feel

The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged. ↗

— Ovid

#encouraged #even #faster #horse #own

Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply its strength. ↗

— Ovid

#grief #multiply #rages #strength #suppressed

Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love. ↗

— Ovid

#dare #defend #happy #love #those

Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body. ↗

— Ovid

#body #conquers #courage #even #gives

Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#awe #deprived #discourage #ensue #horrid

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#efforts #encourage #endeavor #others #own

The only difference between suicide and martyrdom is press coverage. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#coverage #difference #martyrdom #only #press