"Now to avoid any collision of armed forces, and perhaps the loss of life, I do this under protest and impelled by said force yield my authority until such time as the Government of the United States shall, upon facts being presented to it, undo the action of its representatives and reinstate me in the authority which I claim as the Constitutional Sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands."

-- LiliÊ»uokalani

#Loss Quotes #Islands Quotes #Yield Quotes

“Dr. Flint had sworn that he would make me suffer, to my last day, for this new crime against him, as he called it; and as long as he had me in his power he kept his word”

Source : Harriet Ann Jacobs (1861). “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”, p.119
“Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic.”
“Russia will occupy most of the good food lands of central Europe while we have the industrial portions. We must find some way of persuading Russia to play ball.”
“I'm not really wise. But I can be cranky.”
“It is 100% easier not to do things than to do them, and so much fun not to do them - especially when you were supposed to do them. In terms of instant relief, canceling plans is like heroin,”
“The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.”
“I can't be funny if my feet don't feel right.”
“Record stores keep the human social contact alive it brings people together. Without the independent record stores the community breaks down with everyone sitting in front of their computers”

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