#def

Today a great shot for freedom was heard. I think it stands a chance of being heard forever. It marls a turning point in the history of the Jewish people. The beginning of the return to a statues of dignity we have not known for two thousand years. Yes, today was the first step back. My battle is done. Now I turn the command over to the soldiers. ↗

— Leon Uris

#bravery #courage #defiance #freedom #ghetto

Take lights and deform them as brutally as you can. ↗

— Kurt Schwitters

#brutality #creativity #deform #art

I would definitely say the Oakland Raiders are the punk rock band of football. ↗

— Billie Joe Armstrong

#definitely #football #i #oakland #punk

Being virtually killed by a virtual laser in a virtual space is just as effective as the real thing, because you are as dead as you think you are. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#defeat-and-attitude #laser #reality #virtual-reality #attitude

Darkness has conquered the day; the arms of the night slapped the living daylight off the day.Gripping. Killing. Totally overwhelming. The taste of darkness bitters my mouth as I struggled against unnumbered foes. ↗

— Chika Onyenezi

#defeat-and-attitude #attitude

And a beautiful world we live in, when it is possible, and when many other such things are possible, and not only possible, but done-- done, see you!-- under that sky there, every day. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#dark #defarge #inspirational #ironic #beauty

their heart grew cold they let their wings down ↗

— Sappho

#defeat #giving-in #giving-up #imagery #poetry

Optimism is inevitably the last hope of the defeated. ↗

— Albert Meltzer

#hope #inevitably #last #optimism

Och, Sarah, how shall I call augh’ beautiful again unless it be the sight of you? ↗

— Pamela Clare

#beauty #defiant #beauty

The deeper you get into the playoffs, obviously the better the opponent is. Which means they'll be better defensively, they'll rebound better, they don't turn the ball over. ↗

— Eric Snow

#better #deeper #defensively #get #into