“The slave will be free. Democracy in America will yet be a glorious reality; and when the top-stone of that temple of freedom which our fathers left unfinished shall be brought forth with shoutings and cries of grace unto it, when our now drooping Liberty lifts up her head and prospers, happy will he be who can say, with John Milton, "Among those who have something more than wished her welfare, I, too, have my charter and freehold of rejoicing to me and my heirs."” RealityAmericaFatherLeftLibertyDemocracyGraceCryStonesSlaveLiftsWelfareGloriousTemplesRejoiceOur FatherShoutingHeirsUnfinishedCharterMiltonDemocracy In America Book:Old portraits and modern sketches Source: Old portraits and modern sketches
“What I have left is from my native spring; I've still a heart that swells, in scorn of fate, And lifts me to my banks.” HeartStillsLeftFateSpringLiftsNativeScorn Author:John Dryden
“This bugs me the worst. That's when the husband thinks that the wife knows where everything is, huh? Like they think the uterus is a tracking device. He comes in: "Hey, Roseanne! Roseanne! Do we have any Cheetos left?" Like he can't go over and lift up the sofa cushion himself.” ThinkingKnowsLeftWifeWorstHusbandHeyLiftsDevicesBugsSofasCushionsTrackingUterus Author:Roseanne Barr
“He who tears down the cross, what is there left to lift him to heaven? The church claiming to be a Christian church is false to the title, if she make the cross of Christ of none effect.” IfsChristianLeftHeavenChristChurchEffectsTearsCrossesLiftsTitlesChristian Church Author:Herrick Johnson
“They all knew the mothership was coming, they all knew it was a flying saucer, they all knew it came from another planet through the vacuum of space. And so what do they do, to the left of that monument? They set up runway lights. And I'm thinking, if you could travel through the vacuum of space, you don't need runway lights. Runway lights are if you're using air for lift. Aliens would not need air for lift.” IfsThinkingNeedsLightCultureLeftSpaceAirPlanetsFlyingAliensLiftsMonumentVacuumsRunwayFlying Saucers Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“Real isn't what they try to tell you. Time isn't. Grown-ups hammer down all these markers, bells, schedules, coffee-breaks, to stake down time so you'll start believing it's something small and mean, something that scrapes flake after flake off of everything you love till there's nothing left; to stake you down so you don't lift off and fly away, somersaulting through whirlpools of months, skimming through eddies of glittering seconds, pouring handfuls of hours over your upturned face.” TryingBelieveMeanRealFacesLeftHoursBreakMonthsCoffeeLiftsOver YouSecondsStakesBellsSchedulesHammersHandfulPouringFly AwayMarkersFlakesWhirlpoolsDown TimeSkimmingCoffee Break Book:The Secret Place: Dublin Murder Squad: 5 Source: The Secret Place: Dublin Murder Squad: 5
“I think we need to lift our spirits and have high, lofty expectations for this great country of ours.The new normal of two percent [growth] that the left is saying you can't do anything about is so dangerous for our country.” ThinkingNeedsTwoCountrySpiritLeftGrowthDangerousNormalExpectationsPercentOur CountryLiftsLoftyGreat CountryNew Normal Author:Jeb Bush