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“You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. That's all you have. All you have is your reputation built on trust and your personal honor. When you don't have that any more, well you know, there you go. Trust was broken.”

Knows World Wells Ends This World Broken Honor Built Reputation The End Of The Day

Author:George Tenet

“If it be honor in your wars to seem The same you are not,--which, for your best ends, You adopt your policy--how is it less or worse, That it shall hold companionship in peace With honour, as in war: since that to both It stands in like request?”

Ifs War Ends Seems Policy Honor Honour Companionship Request

Book:Complete Works

Source: Complete Works

“Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer. You have only to persevere to save yourselves, and to save all those who rely upon you. You have only to go right on, and at the end of the road, be it short or long, victory and honor will be found.”

Long Ends Found Victory Honor Endure Conquer Rely Persevere Rely Upon End Of The Road

Author:Winston Churchill

“The civil authority, or that part of it which remained faithful to their trust and true to the ends of the covenant, did, in answer to their consciences, turn out a tyrant, in a way which the Christians in aftertimes will mention with honor, and all tyrants in the world look at with fear.”

World Way Looks Ends Christian Turns Answers Honor Authority Conscience Loyalty Faithful Tyrants Covenant

Author:Thomas Carlyle

“The ways of the British are inscrutable but they always seem to obtain their own ends without compromising their dignity or their honor.”

Way Ends Seems Honor Dignity British Compromise Inscrutable

Author:Mahmud Tarzi

“Mary is God's masterpiece. Have you ever walked into a museum where an artist was displaying his work? Can you imagine him being offended if you were viewing what he considered to be his masterpiece? Would he resent your looking at that instead of at him? 'Hey, you should be looking at me!' Rather, the artist would receive honor because of the attention you were giving his work. And Mary is God's work, from beginning to end.”

Ifs Giving Should Ends Artist Attention Imagine Honor Hey Museums Mary Masterpiece Offended Resent Hey You

Book:Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism

Source: Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism

“When you're a teenager, everything seems like the end of the world, and I don't think that's necessarily a silly thing. You're waking up and becoming aware that the world has problems and those problems affect you, whereas when you're young they don't seem to affect you that much even if you're aware of them. This dystopian trend picks up on that little part of your life where everything feels really extreme and it honors that part of your life and says, "Yeah. It is the end of the world. Look at it."”

Ifs Thinking World Feels Looks Littles Ends Problem Seems Young Becoming Honor Picks Wake Up Yeah Extremes Silly Teenager Trends Waking Dystopian End Of The World Silly Things

Author:Veronica Roth

“He who does the most good is the greatest man. Power, authority, dignity, honors, wealth and station--these are so far valuable as they put it into the hands of men to be more exemplary and more useful than they could be in an obscure and private life. But then these are means conducting to an end, and that end is goodness.”

Men Mean Doe Ends Hands Wealth Greatness Honor Goodness Authority Dignity Valuable Stations Obscure Private Life Conducting Exemplary Greatest Man

Author:John Jortin

“Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I, To mourn, and murmur and repine, To see the wicked placed on high, In pride and robes of honor shine. But oh, their end, their dreadful end, Thy sanctuary taught me so, On slipp'ry rocks I see them stand, And fiery billows roll below.”

Ends Evil Justice Lord Power Rocks Taught Pride Honor Shining Wicked Mourn Sanctuary Fiery Robes

Book:The Christian Psalmist: Or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns, with Copious Selections from Other Sources

Source: The Christian Psalmist: Or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns, with Copious Selections from Other Sources

“Liberty is an old fact; it has had its heroes and its martyrs in almost every age. As I look back through the vista of centuries, I can see no end of the ranks of those who have toiled and suffered in its cause, and who wear upon their breasts its stars of the legion of honor.”

Looks I Can Ends Facts Age Stars Causes Liberty Century Hero Honor Breasts Martyr Legion Vistas

Author:Edwin Hubbel Chapin

“In the United States alone, we spend seven times as much on war as on education. There's something wrong there. On this Memorial Day, we should certainly honor those who have died at war, but we should dedicate this day, not so much to their memory, but to the search for a way to end the idiocy of the wars that killed them.”

Way Should War Ends States Memories United United States Honor Died Seven This Day Memorial Memorial Day Idiocy Those Who Have Died

Author:Andy Rooney

“We live in a world where it has become politically correct to avoid absolutes. Many want all religions to be given the same honor, and all gods regarded as equally true and equally fictitious. But take these same people, who want fuzzy, all-inclusive thinking in spiritual matters, and put them on an airplane. You will find they insist on a very dogmatic, intolerant pilot who will stay on the straight and narrow glidepath so their life will not come to a violent end short of the runway. They want no fuzzy thinking here!”

People Thinking World Want Ends Matter Spiritual Given Honor Absolutes Violent Pilots Airplane Politically Correct Dogmatic Runway Fuzzy

Author:Jack T. Chick

“When we hear people talk of riches, honors and amusements of the world, let us remember that all things have an end, and let us then say: My God, I wish for You alone and nothing more.”

People World Ends Remember Wish Honor All Things Riches Amusement

Author:Alphonsus Liguori

“At the end of the day, it's a show [Daredevil ] not about a superhero, but it's about a man. Hopefully, that's what we're doing with The Punisher, as well. It's an enormous honor to play this character. It's a character that's quite iconic and very important to a lot of people.”

People Men Wells Important Ends Play Character Shows Honor Enormous Hopefully The End Of The Day Superhero Iconic Daredevil Punisher

Author:Jon Bernthal

“I could vanish the silk better than Ben Vereen - that was for sure. So I think maybe they said, "Okay, maybe he has something to offer." Years pass and I get a bit of a career, and Ben Vereen ends up hosting one of my specials where I walked through the Great Wall of China. Things came full circle in kind of an ironic way, when you have that honor of people that have influenced you so much host your show. It's a huge experience in your life.”

People Thinking Way Years Kind Said Ends Shows Bits Careers Huge Wall Honor Offers Okay China Circles Ironic Host They Said Silk Full Circle Great Wall Great Wall Of China

Author:David Copperfield

“As this long and difficult war ends, I would like to address a few special words to the American people: Your steadfastness in supporting our insistence on peace with honor has made peace with honor possible.”

People Long Made War Ends Difficult Special Honor Addresses Insistence Steadfastness

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard M. Nixon, 1973

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Richard M. Nixon, 1973

“''Women of the Gallagher Academy, who comes here?" she asked. Just then, every girl at every table (even the newbies) stood and said in unison, "We are the sisters of Gillian." "Why do you come?" my mother asked. "To learn her skills. Honor her sword. And keep her secrets." "To what end do you work?" "To the cause of justice and light." "How long will you strive?" "For all the days of our lives," we finished and I felt a little like a character in one of my grandma's soap operas.”

“... I tried to end our little duel. I called out pacifying words; I entreated; I finally surrendered. Still Clyde came, my pirate costume so great a success that it had apparently convinced him that we were back in the golden days of romantic old New Orleans when gentlemen decided matters of hot dog honor at twenty paces”

Littles Stills Ends Matter Dog Honor Decided Twenties Hot Convinced Golden Gentleman Pace Costumes New Orleans Pirate Hot Dog Golden Days

Book:A Confederacy of Dunces

Source: A Confederacy of Dunces

“For a moment Ethan simply stares. Before him is the monster of his nightmares: his sister's murderer, the beast who robbed him of his greatest love. How easy, how fulfilling would it be to take Marduk's life? But the arrow in Ethan's fingers slips to the ground. "No. even revenge is too great an honor for you." As the night falls and brings an end to this long day of darkness, Marduk inhales his last staggered breath and his body turns to stone.”

“The seraph looked up, and pain sliced through my head as our eyes met, almost blinding me. "I honor you. You can do something I cannot," it said softly. "For all I am and all I have been, you are human. You are loved for your inventiveness, both good and bad. I can kill, but you can create. You can even create...an end," it said wistfully. "That's something I will never be able to do. Accept this. Create.”

Humans Has Beens Said I Can Ends Eye Able Pain Can Do Accepting Honor Mets Good And Bad Can Do Something Inventiveness

Author:Kim Harrison

“Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come.”

Source: George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

“(About a cookbook...) - What about this one? Maids of Honor? - Weeelll, they starts OUT as Maids of Honor...but they ends up Tarts.”

Ends Honor Maids Cookbook Tarts Maid Of Honor

Author:Terry Pratchett

“Great is God our Lord, great is His power and there is no end to His wisdom. Praise Him you heavens, glorify Him, sun and moon and you planets. For out of Him and through Him, and in Him are all things..... We know, oh, so little. To Him be the praise, the honor and the glory from eternity to eternity.”

Knows Littles Ends Heaven Lord Sun Planets Honor Moon Glory All Things Eternity Praise Our Lord Glorify

Author:Johannes Kepler

“Only free peoples can hold their purpose and their honor steady to a common end, and prefer the interests of mankind to any narrow interest of their own.”

Ends Purpose Interest Freedom Common Mankind Honor Steady

Author:Woodrow Wilson

“The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.”

May Ends Motivational Truth Business Meditation Teaching Ignorance Honor Truth Is Malice Truth And Honesty Truth Honesty Ultimate Truth Spiritual Truth

Author:Winston Churchill

“Honor to those who in the life they lead define and guard a Thermopylae. Never betraying what is right, consistent and just in all they do but showing pity also, and compassion; generous when they are rich, and when they are poor, still generous in small ways, still helping as much as they can; always speaking the truth, yet without hating those who lie. And even more honor is due to them when they foresee (as many do foresee) that in the end Ephialtis will make his appearance, that the Medes will break through after all.”

Way Stills Ends Helping Lying Hate Poor Compassion Break Rich Honor Appearance Dues Pity Generous Consistent Betray Badass Speak The Truth Break Through Thermopylae Those Who Lie

Author:C.P. Cavafy