#ture

My mum is Brazilian and very proud. I'd love to do a Brazilian film. I've been brought up in the Brazilian culture. My mum brought me up on my own, I cook Brazilian food, I've never spoken a word of English to my mother. ↗

— Kaya Scodelario

#brazilian #brought #cook #culture #english

He seems to want confrontation not only with the legislature and with the other elected officials, but he wants constant confrontation in order to be center stage on the television screen. ↗

— Bill Scott

#confrontation #constant #elected #elected officials #legislature

Rather than having regrets over events in the past, or worrying whether or not the future will bring you what you need or desire, allow yourself to rest in the present, the now. Understand that all that has transpired has brought you to this moment, and in this very moment, riches that far outweigh those of the world already lie within you. ↗

— Kristi Bowman

#inspirational #now #past #present #regrets

I fancied my luck to be witnessing yet another full moon. True, I’d seen hundreds of full moons in my life, but they were not limitless. When one starts thinking of the full moon as a common sight that will come again to one’s eyes ad-infinitum, the value of life is diminished and life goes by uncherished. ‘This may be my last moon,’ I sighed, feeling a sudden sweep of sorrow; and went back to reading more of The Odyssey. ↗

— Roman Payne

#homer #life #moon #nature #poetry

Come unto me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28) ↗

— Anonymous

#inspirational #salvation #scripture #inspirational

We can strive to put the past behind us, serve God to the best of our ability now, and look ahead to the glorious future! ↗

— Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

#god #inspirational #jehovah #jw #inspirational

If a belief is not realized immediately in open deeds, it is stored up for the guidance of the future. ↗

— William Kingdon Clifford

#deeds #future #guidance #immediately #open

So this needs to be said, and so I will try to say it ↗

— Jason Najum

#culture-critique #inspirational #memoir #philosophy #pop-culture

The retirement system that is in place for members of Congress and other federal workers features what is known as the Federal Employment Retirement Plan. ↗

— Virgil Goode

#employment #features #federal #known #members

Balthar and the Devil's Stone ↗

— Walter SJ Tegelaar

#grandeur #inspirational #inspirational