“It has been an honor to work in the Barack Obama Administration and to serve this President, particularly during a period of unprecedented change in the broader Middle East. Obviously, there is still work to do but I promised my wife I would return to government for only two years and we both agreed it is time to act on my promise.” YearsHas BeensStillsTwoGovernmentPresidentWifeMiddleReturnHonorPeriodsPromiseMy WifeEastAdministrationTwo YearsMiddle EastI PromiseUnprecedented Author:Dennis A. Ross
“It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and the Cross of the Legion of Honor.” AgeLiteratureMiddleHonorCrossesMiddle AgesUnthinkableLegionFrenchmenSyphilis Author:Andre Gide
“I want something else; a different system entirely. One not seen on this earth for thousands of years. If ever. Democratic Womanism. Notice how this word has "man" right in the middle of it? That's one reason I like it. He is right there, front and center. But he is surrounded. I want to vote and work for a way of life that honors the feminine.” IfsMenWayWantYearsDifferentReasonEarthMiddleFrontsHonorVoteDemocraticFeminine Author:Alice Walker
“I was at a restaurant and I heard this little voice at a nearby table pipe up and say, 'I believe I will have the chowder.' I got up and walked out into the middle of the restaurant. There was Sterling Holloway just sitting there being Sterling Holloway. Never in a million years would I have imagined that I'd have the honor of filling his shoes. I just regret not going up to him and saying hello.” YearsBelieveLittlesI BelieveVoiceMillionsHeardMiddleRegretHonorSittingTablesShoesRestaurantsHelloFillingPipeSterlingSaying Hello Author:Jim Cummings
“Middle names are kind of like vice presidents: It's a fine distinction and certainly an honor, but you're never not aware that someone else got the real job.” KindRealJobsNamesPresidentMiddleFineHonorVicesDistinctionVice PresidentReal Jobs Author:Paul Reiser
“And let me make this very clear - unlike President Obama, I will not raise taxes on the middle class. As president, I will protect the sanctity of life. I will honor the institution of marriage. And I will guarantee America's first liberty: the freedom of religion.” FirstsAmericaPresidentLibertyClassClearMiddleHonorProtectTaxesLet MeRaisesInstitutionsGuaranteesMiddle ClassPresident ObamaSanctityFreedom Of ReligionSanctity Of Life Author:Mitt Romney
“I dance with people I despise; amuse myself with men whose only talent lies in their feet, gain the disapprobation of people I honor and respect; return home at day break with my brain in a state which was never intended for it; and arise in the middle of the next day feeling infinitely more, in spirit and flesh like a Liliputian, than a woman with body and soul. Entry (when she was eighteen) in her Commonplace Book, 1868-1869.” PeopleMenBookSoulStatesFeelingsHomeBodySpiritLyingNextBrainBreakFeetMiddleTalentReturnHonorGainsFleshAriseDespiseNext DayCommonplaceEighteenEntryHonor And Respect Book:A Kate Chopin miscellany Source: A Kate Chopin miscellany
“Ralston didn't care. He turned on his brother as the surgeon knelt next to him and inspected the wound. "She could have been killed!" And what about you?" This time, it was Callie who spoke, her own pent-up energy releasing in anger, and the men turned as one to look at her, surprised that she and found her voice. "What about you and your idiotic pland to somehow restore my honor by playing guns out in the middle of nowhere with OXFORD?" She said the baron's name in disdain. "Like children? Of all the ridiculous, unnecessary, thoughtless, MALE things to do...who even FIGHTS duels anymore?!” MenLooksChildrenHas BeensSaidCareFightingNextFoundNamesEnergyVoiceMiddleBrotherHonorGunMalesWoundsRidiculousThings To DoSpokesUnnecessaryCould Have BeenSurgeonsDisdainOxfordIdioticMiddle Of Nowhere Author:Sarah MacLean
“It was a life, she eventually concluded, that had been lived in the middle ground, where contentment and love were found in the smallest details of people's lives. It was a life of dignity and honor, not without sorrows yet fulfilling in a way that few experiences ever were.” PeopleWayFoundMiddleHonorSorrowDignityAnd LoveDetailsContentmentSmallestFulfillingMiddle GroundBest Of Me Author:Nicholas Sparks
“We are beginning to learn that each animal has a life and a place and a role in this world. If we place compassion and care in the middle of all our dealings with the animal world and honor and respect their lives, our attitudes will change.” IfsWorldCareAnimalAttitudeCompassionRolesMiddleThis WorldHonorDealingsAnimal WorldHonor And Respect Author:Jane Goodall