#rug

I knew I could not maintain that leadership in open struggle against Moscow influence. Only two Communist leaders in history ever succeeded in doing this - Tito and Mao Tse-tung. ↗

— Earl Browder

#communist #could #doing #ever #history

The struggle is always worthwhile, if the end be worthwhile and the means honorable; foreknowledge of defeat is not sufficient reason to withdraw from the contest. ↗

— Steven Brust

#contest #defeat #end #foreknowledge #honorable

I pick my favourite quotations and store them in my mind as ready armour, offensive or defensive, amid the struggle of this turbulent existence. ↗

— Robert Burns

#armour #defensive #existence #favourite #i

I don't tend to think of these characters as losers. I like the struggles that people have, people who are feeling like they don't fit into society, because I still sort of feel that way. ↗

— Steve Buscemi

#characters #feel #feeling #fit #i

Yes, I'm very close to my family. And being that close to your family, I think you also struggle with how to become your own person. ↗

— Linda Cardellini

#become #being #close #family #how

The drug war is a total scam, prescription drugs kill 300K a year, while marijuana kills no one, but they spend billions/year 'fighting' it, because pot heads make for good little slaves to put into private prisons, owned by the banks who launder the drug money, and it's ALL DOCUMENTED. ↗

— Alex E. Jones

#drug-war #marijuana #prison #money

People can become addicted to fame, money, and attention as deeply as they become addicted to drugs. ↗

— Dennis Prager

#attention-seekers #drugs #fame #money #money

Now, in Texas, we believe in the rugged individual. Texas may be the one place where people actually still have bootstraps, and we expect folks to pull themselves up by them. But we also recognize there are some things we can't do alone. We have to come together and invest in opportunity today for prosperity tomorrow. ↗

— Julian Castro

#alone #also #believe #bootstraps #come

And while over-indulgence destroys the virtues, frugality destroys the stronghold of vice. ↗

— St. Neilos

#monasticism #religion #religion

The second song is called 'Easy As Life,' which really describes the complete conflict of the whole story, her struggle of being in love with the enemy and also being in love with her people. ↗

— Deborah Cox

#being #being in love #called #complete #conflict