#family firm

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Never complain, never explain.

- Benjamin Disraeli

The royal family's unwritten rule of ‘never complain, never explain’ has served it well to weather many crises and storms that circulated around it. The late Queen Elizabeth II was masterful in remaining stoic and dignified as those around her lost their heads. She personified the unwritten rule that safely navigated the British monarchy through tough times.

But the motto has its origins not with a member of the royal family but with a comment made by a British prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli, who served two terms under Queen Victoria.

Disraeli died in 1881 and the earliest attribution of the quote in full was made to him in a 1903 work by John Morley. Disraeli's comment is thought to have been adapted from notes made by a Master of Balliol College, Oxford, Benjamin Jowett, whose "Maxims for a Statesman" date from 1873-76. Jowett's maxims comprised over eleven pieces of advice, including: "never quarrel, never explain, never hate, never fret, never fail" and "never tell".

Current and future members of the Windsor royal family could do worse than follow her late majesty’s wise example.

#disraeli #benjamin disraeli #quote #monarchy #britain #queen elizabeth II #media #scandal #society #family firm #prince william #prince charles #king charles iii #prince harry

[baublecoded]

“One authority recently wrote, ‘The notion of an “Angevin empire” is nothing more than a convenient invention of modern historians.’ Historians tend to reject the possibility of the Plantagenets’ collection of lands achieving permanence and political stability, seeing them merely ‘as the lucky acquisition of a quarrelsome family and not as an institution’. Although these lands are lumped together under the convenient term, Angevin or Plantagenet ‘empire’, few see much evidence for any Angevin concept of imperial doctrine or permanent union. In the Middle Ages the only true empire was the Roman Empire’s successors in East and West. Richard I and John’s seals bore the inscription Rex Anglorum, Dux Normannorum et Aquitanorum et comes Andegavorum; they had no name for the bloc of lands assembled by their father. […]

Henry II and his sons’ concept of their ‘empire’ and its permanence proves a difficult question; no concrete notion of unity for this ‘empire’ seems to have taken shape. Despite centralising tendencies in England and Normandy, the Angevin monarchs made no attempt to impose a uniform administration on their other continental territories. While Norman and English law and administration under Henry II followed closely parallel lines, he followed his father’s advice in his other domains, avoiding imposing uniform laws or institutions and ruling according to their different laws and customs. It is impossible to know exactly what notion John had of his inheritance other than a bloc of family possessions and feudal rights, source of his family’s wealth and political power. Many of his subjects, however, were coming to see the Plantagenets’ congeries of lands as ‘a curious anachronism’. […]

Scholars note too that the Angevin monarchs provided no unifying principle, no common culture that could bind their Anglo-Norman, Angevin and Aquitainian subjects together. Their ‘empire’ was a new creation, and Henry only began to construct administrative machinery in its constituent parts after the 1173–4 rebellion.”

— Ralph V. Turner, King John: England’s Evil King?

#henry ii #historian: ralph turner #angevins #need a tag … : #family firm

[chinelacanta]

i like to think that ever since they met it was mutually ON SIGHT bullying <3

they’re both losers (said with love)

#firm believer of shanks being the last to genuinely warm up to luffy but the one who loves him the most #its a dad and the cat situation #also luffy befriend ALL the other akagamis before shanks is so funny #shanks being like: this pint sized toddler is stealing my crew <:((( #thus the bullying instincts kick off #also also imagine like #shanks laughing and going :its ok they’re just entertaining a kid #and the akagamis are like: we’d trade you for him without second thought #their beloathed high maintenance captain who they unfortunately love #oughghhh i love the red hair pirates being luffys family hold on i need to have a quick cry abt it #monkey d luffy #red haired shanks #benn beckman #yasopp #lucky roux #red hair pirates #one piece #my art!!

[fumifooms]

Homegrown

Thistle and Delgal - Dungeon Meshi, Ryoko Kui

^ Fernando Pessoa / Killing Flies, Michael Dickman / A Brother Named Gethsemane, Natalie Diaz / Antigonick, Anne Carson v Oats We Sow, Gregory and the Hawk

#Dungeon meshi #spoilers #dungeon meshi manga spoilers #thistle #sissel #thistle dungeon meshi #web weaving #web weave #Just in case for sake of transparency: in the ‘what a relief everyone’s safe’ panel I erased a bit of dialogue he originally said #‘What a relief everyone’s BODY IS safe’ #But yk. Delusions angst. Dinner table Thistle imagery you are famous to me #delicious in dungeon #Umm go check out my Thistle & Falin fic on ao3 called Slivers maybe idk #Sometimes it does feel like Thistle has an age regression through the manga it’s interesting. Kui what were you cooking #I am a firm believer that Thistle’s an adult and that that doesn’t take anything away from his narrative tho. #He’s the older brother here & that’s the whole point. God dunmeshi family narratives I love youuu #Thistles are a weed… Idk the garden theme for him works great imo. Make that dungeoneum manage that kingdom like an ecosystem

[littlefankingdom]

Bruce: Jason, if someone is tearing this family apart, it's Dick, not you.

Dick: Is this about my fashion's choices?

Bruce: We're a Goth family! Punk, emo, grunge, if you want, I'm not picky, but DISCO?!

#dick grayson #batman #bruce wayne #nightwing #dc comics #this is ooc this is caricature this is for fun #Bruce saw the Adams family and decided his family should be the same #Family picture where all the fam is in black but Dick #I'm a firm believer in Corporate Goth Bruce Wayne and Dick wearing disco inspired fashion #they both slay but side by side... It's something #incorrect quotes #my ramblings

[beanghostprincess]

thinking about shanks introducing buggy to uta and the two of them instantly getting along because they're both stars and divas and theatre kids!! and buggy keeps saying he doesn't believe how a sweetie and a brilliant girl like her is shanks' daughter to piss off the pirate but shanks is actually just dying of cuteness and happiness whenever he sees uta and the love of his life having fun together

#firm believer of uta and buggy loving each other very much #firm believer of them laughing at shanks together #also firm believer of the three of them being a happy family together (please i need them to be) #buggy the clown #red haired shanks #uta one piece #shuggy #one piece

[elyonblackstar]

Time to prepare for Christmas 🎄🎁🌟🍪❄️

#fanart #harry potter fanart #Harry Potter #lily evans #potter family #baby harry #if you can't tell I really love drawing baby harry #I am a firm believer that he was a funny baby #also chubby #an adorable little thing that made everyone in the room smile at any given time

[24hrsoda]

Mother Soul and her little Demon’s Head

#yes that’s ra’s NOT damian ! #i’m a firm believer that ra’s was actually a super cute baby #then he got all big and scary one day #art #batman #al ghul family #Ruh al ghul #ra’s al ghul #i know Ruh looked different when she was younger but i like the white hair look so much better #queue

[rroaddkill]

Its midnight. Put your kids to bed for school tomorrow? Nah, let's go murder people.

My very first tablet drawing too!

Read alt text if dialog looks unreadable <3 :3

#im a firm believer that tiffany is taller btw #this took almost 9 hours yall #chucky #childs play #horror #glenda ray #glen ray #charles lee ray #my art lol #art #tiffany valentine #seed of chucky #the ray family #the ray twins #chiffany #glen and glenda

[alwaysbewoke]

#housing inequality #corporate ownership #home equity #affordable housing #real estate market #wealth disparity #housing crisis #single-family homes #working-class families #corporate landlords #Georgia housing market #property investment #economic disparity #housing affordability #rental market #housing market inequality #corporate real estate #wealth gap #homeownership barriers #housing investment #financial disparity #real estate monopoly #housing affordability crisis #rental housing #economic inequality #property ownership #housing accessibility #corporate influence #affordable homeownership #investment firms in real estate

[bumblingbabooshka]

B'Elanna, Neelix, Tuvok and Chakotay needed to star in an episode where they just talked about their different beliefs and approaches to spirituality/religion. Paired off and all together. I need to gain more insight. I need characterization and I need it to be messy.

#B'Elanna's difficulty with Klingon myths and religion (especially due to her internalized racism) #Chakotay's current strong belief in his own spirituality despite his initial complete rejection of it (and how B'Elanna seems to admire #and have talked with Chakotay about it extensively in the past given how many specifics she's aware of) #Neelix's belief in an afterlife being the only thing that comforted him after his entire family was killed - the knowledge that he would be #able to reunite with them again and that knowledge being ripped away from him #Does he still believe? Are there other aspects of his previous spiritual beliefs that are thrown into question? #Just because it isn't 'real' does it make it unimportant? How do we even know whether or not it's 'real'? #He died and doesn't remember reaching that tree and seeing his family - does that mean it didn't happen? #Tuvok's line in 'Innocence' about how he's begun to have doubts about whether or not a katra exists and what happens after someone dies #and his firm ties to Vulcan spirituality and ritual #ALL SO INTERESTING!!!!!!!! #star trek voyager #I don't think it'd be a calm or healthy conversation either - they're not therapists and I don't think anyone but Chakotay #would be particularly careful with his words #and before you say Tuvok's a Vulcan so he would be let me remind you that Tuvok told B'Elanna to her face that he thought Klingons #were basically savages - he is INDELICATE to say the least #Neelix is careful with his words bc he's a people pleaser for survival but also he has a tendency to bother people and be overly pushy #and I think he'd do a lot of research and be the one leading the conversation/the reason they get on the topic and continue on it #B'Elanna wouldn't want to talk about it. She wants to talk about it the least. But she must!!!! Bc the episode demands it!! #st voy

[gregstarroyco]

just started giggling (i’m insane) thinking about a situation where buck and eddie are stuck somewhere alone (a building collapses while they’re inside or something, very much like the call in season 2 with the earthquake and the hotel) where the building shifts, eddie starts falling, and buck catches him. the minutes go on and buck is holding eddie up by his arm alone, eddie dangling in the air several stories up.

eddie sees that its literally ripping buck in half to hold on and help is a while away from getting to them. so eddie tearfully is like ‘buck. let go.’ buck is immediately like ‘no way eddie don’t say that.’ but eddie sees that buck would literally rather fall over the side with eddie than let go, and eddie can’t have that. someone needs to be there for chris. so he starts telling him how much he loves chris and how much he loves him and the team and his family and to tell them that while buck is just shouting over him to stop and its going to be all right. eddie gives buck one last smile and starts loosening his grip on his arm and buck is just crying and screaming and scrambling to grab at eddie and trying to use his last bit of strength to pull him over the edge but they both know its not enough.

at the last minute, before they separate, the team bust through the debris behind buck and he clamps down as hard as he can on eddie’s arm and yells to them to hurry up. and when they finally haul eddie over the edge he’s passed out and buck’s shoulder is dislocated but he’s just so relieved that they’re both ok.

and of course we get a scene at the hospital after eddie wakes up with buck sitting there in his sling. eddie calls buck captain america lovingly and they scold each other a little for being so willing to sacrifice themselves for each other and then have the most incredible kiss that feels like they’re free falling off a building hahahahah

#i am a firm believer in buddie first kiss after a near death experience #like that is so them and its happened like 5 times already (where they should have kissed) #also those bts pics of eddies family with buck and chris are making me insanneeee. like a will talk?? in 2024??? i will die #911 on abc #buddie #evan buckley #eddie diaz #911 #buddie speculation

[yonemurishiroku]

Something something Nico dies. And years down the line, when Hazel has lived a fulfilled life and it’s time for her to reunite with her brother, her children watch as a young boy just appears out of nowhere - invisible to the other’s eyes but theirs - and takes the old woman’s hand the same moment her breaths stop.

#i like the idea that nico has wings so yes this nico descends to hazel’s bed with black soft wings too. just faint enough to be seen #and his nieces/nephews thought he was an angel. it’s only when they tell Piper (bc she’s the last one to die fight me) that she tells them #‘no dear that’s your uncle’ and now i cry. #firm believer of nico holding hazel’s hand when she dies and they return to their father’s palace #not sure if hazel’s gonna choose rebirth but i want her not to. gosh that girl needs some family love #nico di angelo #yone rambling #hazel levesque #nico and hazel #underworld siblings #underworld family #ghost king nico #pjo #hoo #toa #percy jackson and the olympians #heroes of olympus #trials of apollo #if nico dies #yone headcanon

[caelestis-composition]

sometimes a family can be just a forest watcher, the general mahamatra, their trainee forest ranger daughter, and a giant mechanical crab.

#i am a firm believer in cynonari family #brynn yells #collei #tighnari #cyno #genshin #genshin impact

[prototypelq]

I think if Nero ever gave the twins smooches on the cheek - they would implode

for every disgusting person out there - I am talking about family smooches

#i saw an art of it somewhere and i totally support that artistic vision #sadly i cannot provide links because pinterest users are terminally allergic to the word source #also i am a firm believer in nero being the family smoocher from now on #he is a punk boi with a very big heart he has to express himself somehow and family smooching is the perfect outlet for him #(same as vergy) #sparda loser twins exe immediately crashes #(...the last person to kiss them on the cheek with that same familiar tenderness was their mother) #also the twins in general are Badly Equipped to deal with any positive emotion and this would be an equivalent #of a personal-made nuke for them #i just wanna see nero be the softboi he wants to be (same for his dad) #and for twins to be assaulted with love and family and more love #thank you for giving my vision a go #the sparda loser twins #dmc #dante sparda #vergil sparda #nero sparda

[newtonsheffield]

Anthony seeing Kate looking like this across the room at the party (maybe) and trying very hard to stop himself from marching over to her. She wore this dress only to aggravate him, he's sure of it. He can't focus on the conversation with his mother, or the other guests, his sole focus is Kate.

Anthony already out of breath by the time he’s nudged his way over to her

“Hi.”

Kate raised her eyebrow, turning slowly towards him, “Anthony.”

“I didn’t know you were-” He’s forced to take a deep breath in, “I didn’t know you were coming tonight.”

Kate’s lips curved in a smirk. “This is a party for the whole office isn’t it? My desk is in the office.”

“Yeah but I didn’t- I didn’t see your RSVP.” Anthony said a little stupidly, his chest aching as he looked at her.

“Did you look for everyone’s or just mine?” Kate chuckled, still staring back at him with that smile on her face, “And I’d like to come tonight, are you offering?”

“Oh! Well!” Whatever he’d been about to say next died in his throat as Kate leaned in towards him and her lips brushed his ear.

“Calm down, I’m just fucking with you.” She pulled back, her eyes dancing, “Have a nice night.”

And without another word she turned to walk away, and left him standing there, gaping after her like an idiot.

#I don’t know what this AU is #maybe Kate and Anthony worked in his family’s publishing firm #kathony #anthony x kate #kate sharma #kate sheffield #anthony bridgerton #molly’s asks and answers