"If we're being told to do stupid or cruel things, then it is morally correct to disobey."

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Source : "Art in a Word". Documentary by Vera Baghiroli, QOOB TV, July 22, 2008.

Martin Firrell

“Really, he thought, if you couldn't trust a poet to offer sensible advice, who could you trust?”
“When children have grieving parents it's also common for them to feel an obligation to cheer them up and make them happy.”
“I am starting to look like and perform like the Lou that I used to be.”
“We must see to it that enthusiasm for the future does not give rise to contempt for the past.”

Source : Pope Paul VI “Insegnamenti di Paolo VI.”
“Rumors chase the dead like flies, and we follow them with our prim noses. None of us are gossips, but we love listening to those who are.”

Source : Stephen L. Carter (2007). “New England White”, Knopf
“Does anyone know if Lamborghini makes wheelchair vehicles? If not, I want to change that.”
“Piracy is robbery with violence, often segueing into murder, rape and kidnapping. It is one of the most frightening crimes in the world. Using the same term to describe a twelve-year-old swapping music with friends, even thousands of songs, is evidence of a loss of perspective so astounding that it invites and deserves the derision it receives.”
“Most of life is routine - dull and grubby, but routine is the momentum that keeps a man going. If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street.”

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