#ran

Ignorance is the mother of all evils. ↗

...did we meet in a previous life and it just slipped my mind?...The reason I'm asking is, you've got your hand practically down my bra cup, and that's usually reserved for men I've known longer than six minutes. ↗

— Brandy Alexander - Shelly Fredman

#no-such-thing-as #life

Boutique multiculturalism accepts differences in dress, food, or worship. But the moment the sacred values of a particular ethnic or religious community become public, the toleration ends. (p. 63) ↗

— Alvin Dueck and Kevin Reimber

#diversity #multiculturalism #tolerance #food

Grandpa had a good life, up until the day we slaughtered him and ate him. Honestly, he raised chickens, so he should have seen it coming.  ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#bizarre #food #funny #grandpa #humor

Fear is the lengthened shadow of ignorance. ↗

— Arnold H. Glasow

#ignorance #lengthened #shadow

He drew in a shaky breath. "How can you ask me to let you die?" he choked, still keeping the blade at the prince's throat. A thread of blood formed under the knife, and ran down to Ash's collar. "I'd do anything for you, Meghan. Just...not that. Not that." Gently, I reached up and closed my fingers around the knife hilt, easing it down and away from Ash's neck. Puck resisted for a moment, then stepped back with a sob. The dagger fell from his grip and clanged to the floor. ↗

— Julie Kagawa

#resistance

When you get to the end of your rope. Tie a knot and hang on. ↗

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

#misattributed #perseverance #sanity #perseverance

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#perseverance

...remember that what has once been done may be done again. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#perseverance

That which does not kill me, makes me stronger. ↗