#rising

A true warrior,” she said, “does not fight because he wishes to but because he has to. A man who yearns for war, a man who enjoys his killing, he is a brute and a monster. No matter how much glory he wins on the battlefield, that cannot erase the fact that he is no better than a rabid wolf who will turn on his friends and family as soon as his foes. ↗

— Christopher Paolini

#war #warrior #family

The real goal should be reduced government spending, rather than balanced budgets achieved by ever rising tax rates to cover ever rising spending. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#balanced #budgets #cover #ever #goal

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

Seminaked men!” Jacky trilled. “With swords,” Kat purred. “It is a romance novel! ↗

— P.C. Cast

#p-c-cast #warrior-rising #men

Caring for your inner child has a powerful and surprisingly quick result: Do it and the child heals. ↗

— Martha Beck

#child #heals #inner #inner child #powerful

Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#agreeable #another #arising #contemplating #misery

This is the generation whose first cry of life was the Hungarian uprising. ↗

— Joseph Brodsky

#first #generation #hungarian #life #uprising

I've been boxing ever since I was 16. I love surprising people who think a short, blond girl can't fight! Just because I look a certain way doesn't mean I'm weak. ↗

— Brittany Snow

#been #blond #boxing #certain #certain way

Every one of our greatest national treasures, our liberty, enterprise, vitality, wealth, military power, global authority, flow from a surprising source: our ability to give thanks. ↗

— Tony Snow

#ability #authority #enterprise #every #flow

It's a combination of targeting higher paying jobs in these growth areas and fostering closer cooperation with higher education; a rising tide that lifts all boats. ↗

— John Hoeven

#boats #closer #combination #cooperation #education