“I speak of the war as fruitless; for it is clear that, prosecuted upon the basis of the proclamations of September 22d and September 24th, 1862, prosecuted, as I must understand these proclamations, to say nothing of the kindred blood which has followed, upon the theory of emancipation, devastation, subjugation, it cannot fail to be fruitless in every thing except the harvest of woe which it is ripening for what was once the peerless republic.” WarSpeakClearFailingBloodTheoryBasesRepublicSeptemberHarvestWoeEmancipationKindredDevastationProclamationSubjugationRipening Author:Franklin Pierce
“Old maids claw as cats do. They not only inflict wounds but experience pleasure in doing so. Nor will they fail to remind their victims of the blood drawn.” PleasureFailingBloodCatVictimWoundsMaidsRivalryClawsSpinstersOld Maids Author:Honore de Balzac
“My constant fear as a writer as that I will fail to convey the gravity of living. I know that to some degree that sets me up as boorish, but I'll have to live with that, and, honestly, I'd rather err on the side of being "unredeemingly dark," as one reviewer said about blood kin, than on keeping to the sunny side.” KnowsSaidSidesDarkFailingBloodDegreesConstantHonestlyGravitySunnyReviewersSunny Side Author:Mark Powell
“The credit belongs to those of us who are actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood. We strive valiantly and sometimes there's the triumph of achievement but at the worst, we fail, but at least we fail while daring greatly." That has really changed my life. Profoundly changed my life.” SometimesFacesFailingBloodWorstChangedAchievementStriveCreditDustTriumphSweatDaringArenaChanged My LifeDaring Greatly Author:Brené Brown