#radu

Mail armor continued in general use till about the year 1300, when it was gradually supplanted by plate armor, or suits consisting of pieces or plates of solid iron, adapted to the different parts of the body. ↗

— Thomas Bulfinch

#adapted #armor #body #consisting #continued

You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence. ↗

— Octavia Butler

#crap #get #good #gradually #i

Every time I think that I am getting old, and gradually going to the grave, something else happens. ↗

— Lillian Gordy Carter

#else #every #every time #getting #getting old

This is a value-added college education if I have heard one described. And what is the most remarkable about Delaware State University graduates - is they just keeping giving back. ↗

— Michael N. Castle

#back #college #college education #delaware #delaware state

After much diligent research, aided by other women, I gradually came to understand that beneath the familiar Goddesses of the patriarchy, there is a much more ancient Goddess. ↗

— Carol P. Christ

#aided #ancient #beneath #came #diligent

Sectarian divide has created a schism in our society that is a major challenge. As monarch of all Bahrainis, it pains me to see many harmed by the actions of a few. And yet I am optimistic and have faith in our people. We all realize that now is the time to strike a balance between stability and gradual reform. ↗

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

#am #balance #between #challenge #created

You must realize that honorary degrees are given generally to people whose SAT scores were too low to get them into schools the regular way. As a matter of fact, it was my SAT scores that led me into my present vocation in life, comedy. ↗

— Neil Simon

#comedy #degrees #fact #generally #get

About two-thirds of bachelor's degree holders borrow to go to school, and on average they're graduating with more than $26,000 in debt. ↗

— Arne Duncan

#average #bachelor #borrow #debt #degree

When I graduated college I had a series of just humiliating jobs that I couldn't believe I was at. ↗

— Lena Dunham

#college #graduated #had #humiliating #i

After graduating from flares and platforms in the early 1970s, I started drama school wearing a pair of khaki dungarees with one of my Dad's Army shirts, accessorised by a cat's basket doubling as a handbag. Very Lady Gaga. ↗

— Jenny Eclair

#army #basket #cat #dad #doubling