#hal

The Israeli military plays more than a critical role in defending the citizens of the Jewish state. It also plays an important social, scientific and psychological role in preparing its young citizens for the challenging task of being Israelis in a difficult world. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

#being #challenging #citizens #critical #critical role

I grew up when I was 15 when I had my first opportunity in movies. I watched every great movie for a year and a half, and since then I've asked myself how I can emulate such artistry. That's really my motivation. I want to do something as good as my heroes have done. ↗

— Leonardo DiCaprio

#asked #done #emulate #every #first

My dad always used to tell me that if they challenge you to an after-school fight, tell them you won't wait-you can kick their ass right now. ↗

— Cameron Diaz

#always #ass #challenge #dad #fight

But I am an optimist about Britain; and the difference between an optimist and a pessimist is not that the optimist believes the world is wonderful and the pessimist believes it's beset by challenges; the difference is the pessimist believes we will be defeated by them; the optimist thinks the challenges can be overcome. ↗

— Tony Blair

#am #believes #beset #between #britain

In government you carry each hope; each disillusion. And in politics it's always about the next challenge. ↗

— Tony Blair

#always #carry #challenge #disillusion #each

That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the head, is pity's small change in general society. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#change #general #half #head #nods

I love golf. But do you know how I got good at golf? Because of Charles Barkley. I was playing with Charles, Michael Jordan and Roy Green, and Charles was talking so much trash. On every shot, he was talking trash. So I left the tournament, and I went and practiced for a year and half. ↗

— Eric Dickerson

#charles #do you know #every #golf #good

I'd love to be in the Hall of Fame one day and win Super Bowl rings, or even one... and stay healthy. ↗

— Eric Dickerson

#day #even #fame #hall #healthy

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death. ↗

— Omar N. Bradley

#capacity #death #even #half #perform

I do not intend, we do not intend, that any party shall survive, if we can help it, that will lay the confiscating hand upon Americans in the interest of England or of Europe. ↗

— Richard Parks Bland

#england #europe #hand #help #i