#secure

Our political and constitutional rights, so called, are but the natural and inherent rights of man, asserted, carried out, and secured by modes of human contrivance. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

#called #carried #constitutional #constitutional rights #contrivance

I was an insecure kid. Once I saw 'Hercules' with Steve Reeves, it completely changed my life. If I had never gone to that film, I wouldn't be here today. ↗

— Sylvester Stallone

#completely #film #gone #had #hercules

People look at me and go, 'You must have it made. You have girls. You have a great life.' It's not true. I mean you pull the curtain away, and you see I'm just as insecure and neurotic and scared and vulnerable as anybody, you know. ↗

— John Stamos

#away #curtain #go #great #great life

For the victor peace means the preservation of the position of power which he has secured. For the vanquished it means resigning himself to the position left to him. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

#himself #left #means #peace #position

I now proceed to demonstrate that the Mexicans are wholly incapable of self-government, and that our liberties, our fortunes and our lives are insecure so long as we are connected with them. ↗

— William H. Wharton

#demonstrate #fortunes #i #incapable #insecure

The House has passed several bipartisan bills to ensure all Americans have the opportunity to secure a good job to provide for their families. All of these jobs bills deserve the support of our Senators and a strong show of leadership from the president. ↗

— Joe Heck

#bills #bipartisan #deserve #ensure #families

there’s a part of me which has always wanted to hear a man say, “Let me take care of you forever,” and I have never heard it spoken before.Over the last few years, I’d given up looking for that person, learned how to say this heartening sentence to myself,especially in times of fear. But to hear it from someone else now, from someone who is speaking sincerely . . . ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#romance #secure #love

The very desire for guarantees that our values are eternal and secure in some objective heaven is perhaps only a craving for the certainties of childhood or the absolute values of our primitive past. ↗

— Isaiah Berlin

#certainties #childhood #craving #desire #eternal

We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and attention of people who would otherwise look straight through us. ↗

— Alain de Botton

#fortune #greater #look #may #otherwise

We proved we could be safe and secure at home, and still have more allies and friends in the world. ↗

— Chelsea Clinton

#could #friends #home #more #proved