#rage

I made my living being 20 or 30 pounds heavier than the average model. And that's where I got famous. ↗

— Tyra Banks

#being #famous #got #heavier #i

Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping. ↗

— Ethel Barrymore

#difficulties #discouragements #doubts #failures #false

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character. ↗

— George W. Bush

#character #civility #commitment #compassion #courage

In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune. ↗

— Taylor Caldwell

#fortune #living #mechanics #outrageous #prey

The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do so even when they strongly disagree with the legislation put forward by the government of the day. ↗

— James Callaghan

#break #day #disagree #encourage #even

The Amazon is not just a set of trees. It is a set of 25 million people. If we don't create real economic opportunities for them, the practical result is to encourage disorganized economic activities that results in the further destruction of the rain forest. ↗

— Roberto Unger

#amazon #create #destruction #disorganized #economic

Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference. ↗

— Albert Camus

#courage #indifference #nobility #profound #real

We believe very strongly that you stop that denial of coverage by promoting choice. Let people make the decisions. ↗

— Eric Cantor

#choice #coverage #decisions #denial #make

Without really analyzing it, I grew up in Massachusetts, so the Salem witch trials were always something that I was around. The average kindergartner probably doesn't know about it, except that in Massachusetts, you do, because they'll take you on field trips to see reenactments and stuff. ↗

— Rob Zombie

#always #analyzing #around #average #because

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#discouragement #distinguishes #impossibilities #obstacle #permanence