#reserve

In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed. ↗

— Wislawa Szymborska

#element #every #just #preserved #reversed

The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight. ↗

— A. J. P. Taylor

#carried #great #nations #own #peace

Marriage is the mother of the world. It preserves kingdoms, and fills cities and churches, and heaven itself. ↗

— Jeremy Taylor

#cities #fills #heaven #itself #kingdoms

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

#character #completely #conditions #customary #defined

The routers get involved in this and they know that on the path between this router and that router a certain percentage of the bandwidth is reserved to these things and a certain percentage of it is allowed on a first come first served basis. ↗

— Jon Postel

#bandwidth #basis #between #certain #come

While Leo fussed over his helm controls, Hazel and Frank relayed the story of the fish-centaurs and their training camp. 'Incredible,' Jason said. 'These are really good brownies.' 'That's your only comment?' Piper demanded. He looked surprised. 'What? I heard the story. Fish-centaurs. Merpeople. Letter of intro to the Tiber River god. Got it. But these brownies--' 'I know,' Frank said, his mouth full. 'Try them with Ester's peach preserves.' 'That,' Hazel said, 'is incredibly disgusting.' 'Pass me the jar, man,' Jason said. Hazel and Piper exchanged a look of total exasperation. Boys. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#brownies #eating #esther #food #incredibly-disgusting

Humor has been the balm of my life, but it's been reserved for those close to me, not part of the public Lana. ↗

— Lana Turner

#been #close #humor #lana #life

For Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 267,300 reserve component service men and women were called to service. ↗

— Ron Wyden

#component #desert #men #men and women #operation

Our worldly successes cannot be guaranteed, but our ability to achieve spiritual success is entirely up to us, thanks to the grace of God. The best advice I know is to give is to give those worldly things your best but never your all - reserve the ultimate hope for the only one who can grant it. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#ability #achieve #advice #best #cannot

Like me, the great majority of Americans wish both to preserve the traditional definition of marriage and to oppose bias and intolerance directed towards gays and lesbians. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#both #definition #directed #gays #great