#stan

Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory. ↗

— Frederick William Faber

#moment #resistance #temptation #victory

Helmet was joined to helmet, and spear to spear, and jewels, baggage, and elephants without number went with them, and you would have said it was a host that none could understand. ↗

— Ferdowsi

#could #elephants #helmet #host #jewels

Nevertheless, I do know that we are part of a danger zone, we have military operations in Afghanistan and we're training the Iraqi police force. The terrorists also have us in their sights. ↗

— Otto Schily

#also #danger #force #i #i do

Guys understand a waistline. They understand a silhouette. ↗

— L'Wren Scott

#silhouette #understand

It's a great time of the year... if you can stand it. ↗

— Vin Scully

#great time #stand #time #year #you

As a working mum, it's really hard to find time in the day to just relax and take a break. I am constantly on the go. ↗

— Kirsty Gallacher

#break #constantly #day #find #go

In 1916 I was discharged from military service, or rather, given a sort of leave of absence on the understanding that I might be recalled within a few months. And so I was a free man, at least for a while. ↗

— George Grosz

#discharged #few #free #free man #given

Our country will not stand for any political plan that includes amnesty for insurgents. ↗

— Ike Skelton

#any #country #includes #insurgents #our

Give to us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for - because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything. ↗

— Peter Marshall

#because #clear #clear vision #fall #give

But I am Armenian and I understand what it is to lose a country and lose a family and have massacres and genocides and everything against my people. ↗

— Andrea Martin

#am #armenian #country #everything #family