#irrevocably

Time passes irrevocably. ↗

— Virgil

#passes #time #time passes

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights describes the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society. It follows that any choice and decision with regard to the size of the family must irrevocably rest with the family itself, and cannot be made by anyone else. ↗

— Garrett Hardin

#anyone #cannot #choice #decision #declaration

I remember, May 1944: I was 15-and-a-half, and I was thrown into a haunted universe where the story of the human adventure seemed to swing irrevocably between horror and malediction. ↗

— Elie Wiesel

#between #haunted #horror #human #i

We are at the edge of an abyss and we're close to being irrevocably lost. ↗

— David R. Brower

#being #close #edge #irrevocably #lost

I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world. ↗

— Peter Ustinov

#civilised #i #irrevocably #laughter #me

I've always been intrigued by the power of secrets. When is it justifiable to keep them from the ones we love? And does keeping them irrevocably change who we are? ↗

— Emily Giffin

#been #change #does #i #intrigued

On the contrary, the characteristic element of the present situation is that economic questions have finally and irrevocably invaded the domain of public life and politics. ↗

— Arthur Henderson

#contrary #domain #economic #element #finally

A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably. ↗

— Horace

#flies #irrevocably #once #sent #word

We were constantly hearing it repeated, that we must never again look upon ourselves as our own; but must remember, that we were solemnly and irrevocably devoted to God. ↗

— Maria Monk

#constantly #devoted #god #hearing #irrevocably

This was the most important discovery I had ever made in my life. It was a discovery which has irrevocably changed my whole life's direction. It immediately elevated me to the status of one of the world's leading anthropologists. ↗

— Donald Johanson

#changed #direction #discovery #elevated #ever