#rising

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War. ↗

— George Washington

#avoid #desire #instruments #insult #known

Inconsistencies of opinion, arising from changes of circumstances, are often justifiable. ↗

— Daniel Webster

#changes #circumstances #inconsistencies #justifiable #often

Richard Schiff is a really good baseball player. It's surprising because he looks exhausted. ↗

— Bradley Whitford

#baseball #baseball player #because #exhausted #good

The American Dream, coupled with government subsidies of utilities and cheap consumer goods courtesy of slave labour somewhere else, has kept the poor huddled masses from rising up. ↗

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

#american dream #cheap #consumer #coupled #courtesy

The bourgeoisie and the petty bourgeoisie have armed themselves against the rising proletariat with, among other things, 'culture.' ↗

— George Grosz

#among #armed #bourgeoisie #culture #other

The closer the bird is to the surface of the water, the firmer and more inelastic is the uplift of the rising air. The bird appears to almost feel the surface with the tip of its weather wing. ↗

— Lawrence Hargrave

#almost #appears #bird #closer #feel

The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#esteem #hope #insignificant #lowering #most

We have Kenjii. We have my cell phone. Since we aren't officially dating, I'm sure you'll agree that's all the protection we need. ↗

— Kelley Armstrong

#the-gathering #dating

It's hard to wipe your eyes when you have whirring buzzsaws for hands. ↗

— Daniel H. Wilson

#robot #survive #uprising #rebellion

Inch by tantalizing inch, he brought the shirt up exposing his six pack abs. Kim’s mouth went dry as more and more of his chest was revealed to her view. Her tongue ran over her parched lips. All she could think about was licking something off those abs. It could have been poison and she would have gladly licked it and begged for more. ↗

— Marie Rose Dufour

#irish-rising #erotic-romance