#ranks

Travis: The Aphrodite kids were ripping each other’s clothes and throwing lipstick and jewellery. It was like a rabid herd of wild Bratz. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#pranks #travis-barker #funny

He doesn't need my help coming up with pranks. He's got too many ideas of his own. - Daja referring to Briar in their first year at Discipline cottage ↗

— Tamora Pierce

#daja #mischief #pranks #discipline

In any assembly the simplest way to stop transacting business and split the ranks is to appeal to a principle. ↗

— Jacques Barzun

#appeal #assembly #business #principle #ranks

I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel's suitcase. ↗

— Bob Uecker

#came #franks #get #grand #grand slam

Who included me among the ranks of the human race? ↗

— Joseph Brodsky

#human #human race #included #me #race

Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks. ↗

— Stokely Carmichael

#close #enter #first #group #must

Every pioneer and musician who could carry a musket went into the ranks. Even the sick and foot-sore, who could not keep up in the march, came up as soon as they could find their regiments, and took their places in line of battle, while it was battle, indeed. ↗

— Joshua Chamberlain

#came #carry #could #even #every

So many other countries have had female leaders, in fact the U.S. ranks 61st in female representation in government and I think it is startling and sign of a change that needs to be made. ↗

— Geena Davis

#countries #fact #female #government #had

I'm a four star general in this thing, and you don't rise to the ranks of a four star general by hanging about the house being the perfect dad. ↗

— Sam Elliott

#being #dad #four #general #hanging

Among the best traitors Ireland has ever had, Mother Church ranks at the very top, a massive obstacle in the path to equality and freedom. She has been a force for conservatism... to ward off threats to her own security and influence. ↗

— Bernadette Devlin

#been #best #church #conservatism #equality