#robert

Confirming John Roberts would endanger much of the progress made by the nation in civil rights over the past half century. ↗

— Ralph Neas

#civil #civil rights #confirming #endanger #half

The liberal groups spent months raising money so they could take down anyone President Bush nominated. But they have not been able to touch judge Roberts. ↗

— Michael Oxley

#anyone #been #bush #could #down

Half of love is restraint. Patience and respect. Don’t waste your time on the unworthy. ↗

— Aleksandr Voinov

#sir-robert #love

Try as you may, you can never defy love. ↗

— Emery Lee

#destiny #emery-lee #love #robert #true-love

Dr. Jacobus, I am walking out your doors right now. I need clothes. I am going to Vatican City. One does not go to Vatican City with ones ass hanging out. Do I make myself clear? ↗

— Dan Brown

#robert-langdon #vatican-city #humor

His failure hurt too badly for that. It was a bad equation. Best erase it and try a new one. If adults could put aside their obsessions with such firmness, the world would undoubtedly be a better place. Robertson Davies does not say that in his Deptford Trilogy ... but he strongly hints at it. ↗

— Stephen King

#robertson-davies #new-adult

(On the death of Colonel Robert Green Ingersoll) Except for my daughters, I have not grieved for any death as I have grieved for his. His was a great and beautiful spirit, he was a man – all man, from his crown to his footsoles. My reverence for him was deep and genuine. ↗

— Mark Twain

#eulogy #friend #funeral #grief #love

A book is a wonderful present. Though it may grow worn, it will never grow old. ↗

— Jane Yolen

#cage #girl #historical-fiction #marjorie-bruce #old

I suspect Dr. Robert L. Webb may be theologically a 'hyper-Calvinist' of the Jesse Mercer persuasion." ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#hyper-calvinist #jesse-mercer #r-alan-woods #self-righteousness #r-alan-woods

As for understanding, I understand that you are the best man that I ever met, or am likely to; And, if you go...Well, God knows why I suppose. Though as God's my witness God's kept deadly quiet about it! ↗

— character Alice More in A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt

#alice-more #god #love #robert-bolt #understanding