#ass

We cannot speak a loyal word and be meanly silent, we cannot kill and not kill in the same moment; but a moment is room wide enough for the loyal and mean desire, for the outlash of a murderous thought and the sharp bakcward stroke of repetance. ↗

— George Eliot

#inspirational #life #inspirational

He himself, he realized, had always been most abominably frightened, even at the height of his divine power, a frail god upon a rickety throne, afraid of opening letters, of making decisions, afraid of the instinctive knowledge in the eyes of mules, of the innocent eyes of good men, of the elastic nature of the passions, even of the devotion he had received from some men, and one woman, and dogs. ↗

— Patrick White

#devotion #dogs #fear #gods #innocence

Now, let me be clear. The path I lay out is not one paved with ever increasing government checks and cradle to grave assurance that government will always be the solution. If this election is a bidding war for who can promise the most goodies and the most benefits, I'm not your president. You have that president today. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#assurance #benefits #bidding #checks #clear

Yoga is about compassion and generosity towards others. It means being mindful of the world around us. ↗

— Christy Turlington

#around #being #compassion #generosity #means

Perform your task and I shall know you. Perform your task and your genius shall befriend the more. ↗

— Ogwo David Emenike

#genius #inspirational #motivational #inspirational

Dear Abby has had her day, now it's my turn! ↗

— Barbara "Cutie" Cooper

#grandmothers #sassiness #inspirational

Compassion grows in us when we know how the energy of love is available all around us. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

#compassion #inspiration #love #inspirational

When history is written as it ought to be written, it is the moderation and long patience of the masses at which men will wonder, not their ferocity. ↗

— C.L.R. James

#history #masses #men

It is supremely appealing to men to see a woman content with herself. We long to slip inside her and join her. ↗

— Sylivia Day

#lord-ware #men

I pulled him close. “You can try your best. The only problem is after this is all over with reality is going to be waiting for me.” He took my shirt off and tossed it over his shoulder pulling me down on the couch. He kissed me again, biting at my lip. “Ignorance is bliss. ↗

— Holly Hood

#passion #sexy-men #men