#si

That a great battle must soon be fought no one could doubt; but, in the apparent and perhaps real absence of plan on the part of Lee, it was impossible to foretell the precise scene of the encounter. ↗

— Edward Everett

#apparent #battle #could #doubt #encounter

There were speeches made in Congress in the very last session before the outbreak of the Rebellion, so ferocious as to show that their authors were under the influence of a real frenzy. ↗

— Edward Everett

#before #congress #ferocious #frenzy #influence

To be a soldier one needs that special gene, that extra something, that enables a person to jump into one on one combat, something, after all, that is unimaginable to most of us, as we are simply not brave enough. ↗

— Rupert Everett

#brave #combat #enables #enough #extra

Honestly, I would not advise any actor necessarily, if he was really thinking of his career, to come out. ↗

— Rupert Everett

#brave #combat #enables #enough #extra

As a kid I would be put to bed when my parents had guests and because I was such a show-off I would go to my mum's room, put on her nightdress and Jackie Onassis shawl, run downstairs, go outside, ring the doorbell and pretend to be one of the guests. I'd say, 'Hello, I'm Mrs. So-and-So.' ↗

— Rupert Everett

#bed #downstairs #go #guests #had

I'm currently working on a Mind Siege for youth. ↗

— Tim LaHaye

#i #mind #siege #working #youth

Being gay and being a woman has one big thing in common, which is that we both become invisible after the age of 42. Who wants a gay 50-year-old? No one, let me tell you. ↗

— Rupert Everett

#age #become #being #big #big thing

I was basically adventurous, I think I wanted to try everything. ↗

— Rupert Everett

#basically #everything #i #i think #think

I'm a gay man who came from the last years of illegality. That focused my whole character. I think it focused everyone's character in a way. You saw yourself as outside of the main structure. ↗

— Rupert Everett

#character #everyone #focused #gay #i

You have to be resilient. ↗

— Gabrielle Union

#you