“Jon Snow had dreamed of leading men to glory just as King Daeron had, of growing up to be a conqueror. Now he was a man grown and the Wall was his, yet all he had were doubts. He could not even seem to conquer those.” MenSeemsGrowing UpDoubtGrowingWallKingsGlorySnowConquerConquerorJon Snow Book:A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five Source: A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five
“If we traverse the world, it is possible to find cities without walls, without letters, without kings, without wealth, without coin, without schools and theatres; but a city without a temple, or that practiseth not worship, prayer, and the like, no one ever saw.” IfsWorldSchoolReligionWealthPrayerCitiesSawsWallKingsWorshipLettersTheatreTemplesCoinsTraverse Author:Plutarch
“At Halicarnassus, the house of that most potent king Mausolus, though decorated throughout with Proconnesian marble, has walls built of brick which are to this day of extraordinary strength, and are covered with stucco so highly polished that they seem to be as glistening as glass. That king did not use brick from poverty; for he was choke-full of revenues, being ruler of all Caria.” UseSeemsHousePovertyWallKingsBuiltExtraordinaryGlassesThis DayCoveredRulersBricksRevenueChokeMarblePolished Author:Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
“When I was in high school, I read the whole thing about Don King and he had this quote that said, "Set yourself on fire and the world will pay to watch you burn." I thought that was the most amazing thing I'd ever heard and I wrote it on my wall.” WorldSaidWholeSchoolPayWatchesFireHeardWallKingsHigh SchoolAmazing ThingsMost Amazing Author:Anthony Mackie
“For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground, and tell sad stories of the death of kings... All murdered; for within the hollow crown that rounds the mortal temples of a king, keeps Death his court... and with a little pin bores through his castle wall, and farewell king!” LittlesStoriesWallKingsCourtRoundsSakeMortalsTemplesCrownsBoresFarewellCastlesHollowPinsSad StoryCastle Walls Author:William Shakespeare
“I had been emotionally affected by the story [of Steven King], on my own, and I knew how I wanted to feel watching it because I had felt it already reading it. God bless them, Bad Robot hired me to develop it and I spent the next six months in a room, alone, with a lot of index cards up on a wall, like the guy in A Beautiful Mind.” FeelsMindStoriesWantedBeautifulGuyReadingNextFeltMy OwnRoomsWallMonthsKingsSixCardsAffectedBlessRobotsSix MonthsGod BlessBeautiful Mind Author:Bridget Carpenter
“It's soul force that removed the English from India. It's soul force that brought down the Berlin Wall. It's soul force that gave life to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s struggle for civil rights.” SoulForceStruggleRightsWallKingsIndiaCivil RightsDrsLutherBerlinBerlin WallDr Martin Luther KingSoul Force Author:Marianne Williamson
“If Martin Luther King looked at the Obama administration and saw an intimate connection with Wall Street, he'd be very critical. If he saw drones being dropped on innocent people, he'd be very critical. If he saw rights and liberties violated by secret policies of the government, of the kind we've seen by the National Security Agency, he'd be very critical.” PeopleIfsKindGovernmentSecretLibertySawsRightsStreetsSecurityPolicyWallKingsConnectionsCriticalInnocentAdministrationIntimateAgencyNational SecurityLutherDrones Author:Cornel West
“When John Kennedy was assassinated I was twenty-three, a stockbroker on Wall Street and married, and I never ever thought that politics would be anything that I would be a part of. But I realized that I had to get involved. Then, when Martin Luther King was assassinated and the Vietnam War was raging, I felt that my world was falling apart. I had these two beautiful children - three and one - and I just said, "I have to make it better."” WorldChildrenSaidTwoWarWould BeBeautifulFallThreeFeltStreetsWallKingsInvolvedMarriedTwentiesRageI RealizedVietnamFalling ApartLutherGet InvolvedVietnam WarStockbrokersJohn Kennedy Author:Barbara Boxer
“In my office in Jerusalem, there's an ancient seal. It's a signet ring of a Jewish official from the time of the Bible. The seal was found right next to the Western Wall, and it dates back 2,700 years, to the time of King Hezekiah. Now, there's a name of the Jewish official inscribed on the ring in Hebrew. His name was Netanyahu.” YearsNextFoundNamesWallKingsOfficeWesternAncientRingsOfficialsSealsJerusalemHebrew Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“If you're just starting out as a writer, you could do worse than strip your television's electric plug-wire, wrap a spike around it, and then stick it back into the wall. See what blows, and how far. Just an idea.” IfsWritingIdeasTelevisionWallKingsSticksStartingBlowElectricWireWrapsPlugsStarting Out Book:On writing: a memoir of the craft Source: On writing: a memoir of the craft
“Your Majesty, please get down. My friend Aris is really a very good man, and if you fall off that wall he's going to hang for it, and so will his squad, most of whom are also nice men, and though I can't say I really care if your attendants hang, there are probably many people that do care, and would you please, please get down?" The king looked at him, eyes narrowed. "I don't think I've ever heard you say that many words in a row. You sounded almost articulate.” PeopleIfsThinkingMenI CanEyeCareFallNiceHeardWallKingsPleaseMy FriendsVery GoodGood ManMajestySquadNice Man Author:Megan Whalen Turner