#the man in the arena

[quotent-potables]

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

"Citizenship in a Republic", aka "The Man in the Arena", by Teddy Roosevelt

[culturevulturette]

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

Theodore Roosevelt from "Citizenship in a Republic"

[encifer]

A friend asked me to illustrate The Man in the Arena

[nebquerna]

i know having so many project has kicked me in the ass this month but.... ive been wanting to do an adopt a day for October

maybe until the 15th, then post the 4 monthly? something something less overwhelming

[sansthespectrumdeux]

[spirk-trek]

spock witnessing the horrors:

the horrors in question:

[itboytrends]

John Kennedy Jr. appreciation post

[zer0expektation]

I love tbosas movie so much (as much as it desperately needs that extra hour) but one thing I will NEVER forgive is them cutting my Favorite Sejanus line;

Coryo: "Do I look okay?"

Sejanus: "Gorgeous. Trust me, that lip is working for you, soldier."

[20th-century-man]

Lucy Lawless / from "Paterfamilias", episode 3 of Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (Starz 2011)

[aatroxskitten]

other tes fans around me at any given time: so here's all the reasons why this particular elder scrolls game sucks and my preferred elder scrolls game is good. i have a long detailed list of reasons as to why Game 1 sucks and Game 2 is good. don't talk to me about Game 1 or I will derail every discussion about how you are dumb for liking it.

me, a silly little guy: oh boy i get to be in tamriel in this game :) i am having so much fun :) this is so great :)

[venuslore]

idc what anyone says… coriolanus snow was serving absolute cunt in that lil red skirt of his

[thecahhh]

MOOD 😂

(Alex/ Accor Arena, Paris/ 09 May 2023/ from myoceanblvd on TikTok)

[b4kuch1n]

fanciful stories (you're way too good at this)

(that's not what it's about. being good at it)

[krowsjournal]

florabelle

[thebedroomblues]

DUBLIN NIGHT TWO (october 17th, 2023) RECAP:

-Miles looking up and pointing at the mirrorball while singing the lines "I stare up to the moon, and my lonely heart goes boom boom boom once again" during “One Man Band”.

-Alex reaching out for and smiling at a turtle plushie somebody threw on stage before they started playing “Arabella”.

-Alex saying: “Let’s hear it for Miles Kane! Wonderful.” before playing “Fluorescent Adolescent”

-Alex adding: “Do you remember? I remember…” while pointing at Miles at the end of “Fluorescent Adolescent” after the lights went out.

-Miles watching “505” from the side of the stage with Alex repeatedly turning to his right side.

-Alex singing “I Wanna Be Yours” turned to his right for the entirety of the song while walking to the corner of the stage. (After adding the line “I DON’T WANNA BE HERS, I WANNA BE YOURS” while the lights were out, the night before, in Belfast.)

-Alex pointing at Miles and then at himself while singing the line “I found out the hard way that here ain’t no place for dolls like you and me” and singing the rest of the verse directly at that side.

[obihoe]

YAAASSS KILLING VIOLENCE AND UNASHAMED BLOODLUST