"Eleanor [Marx] was involved in the 1889 Paris congress resolution that established May Day as an annual demonstration of the international solidarity of labour in the demand for a legal eight-hour day."

-- Rachel Holmes

#Eight Quotes #Paris Quotes #Demand Quotes

“I have the most charmed, most - I feel entirely blessed and lucky that I have the life that I have.”
“NVC gives us tools and understanding to create a more peaceful state of mind.”
“We often call a certainty a hope, to bring it luck.”
“I am not of Virginia blood; she is of mine.”

Source : Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1998). “The Passing of the Armies: An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac, Based Upon Personal Reminiscences of the Fifth Army Corps”, p.27, U of Nebraska Press
“The Bermuda Triangle got tired of warm weather. It moved to Alaska. Now Santa Claus is missing.”
“I would rather die upon yonder gallows, than live in slavery.”
“The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always.”
“You can't teach an old dog new dog new tricks. Now,you can give an old dog new toys. And we've got one here!”

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