#tru

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith. ↗

— Denzel Washington

#faith #had #i #never #really

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War. ↗

— George Washington

#avoid #desire #instruments #insult #known

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation. ↗

— George Washington

#appellation #before #entitled #friendship #growth

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends. ↗

— George Washington

#actions #attachment #convince #criterion #every

So many struggled so that all of us could have a voice in this great democracy and live up to the first three words of our constitution: We the people. I love that phrase so much. Throughout our country's history, we've expanded the meaning of that phrase to include more and more of us. That's what it means to move forward. ↗

— Kerry Washington

#could #country #democracy #expanded #first

But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be. ↗

— Alan Watts

#become #faith #go #let go #might

How is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes, such enchanted musical instruments as the ears, and such fabulous arabesque of nerves as the brain can experience itself anything less than a god. ↗

— Alan Watts

#being #brain #ears #enchanted #experience

Technology is destructive only in the hands of people who do not realize that they are one and the same process as the universe. ↗

— Alan Watts

#hands #only #people #process #realize

Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks. ↗

— Isaac Watts

#difficult #learning #life #most #tasks

I have often said one of the reasons more blacks don't support Republicans is because they don't trust the GOP establishment. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#blacks #establishment #gop #i #more