"If religious beliefs and opinions are found contrary to the standards of science they are mere superstitions and imaginations."

“A lot of my success comes from black music. It's something I'm very proud of.”

“It is not the great temptations that ruin us; it is the little ones.”

Source : John William De Forest (1859). “Seacliff; Or, The Mystery of the Westervelts”, p.41

“Even though I've done Hollywood films, I still don't think of myself as a Hollywood actress.”

“God does not make us holy in the sense of character; He makes us holy in the sense of innocence, and we have to turn that innocence into holy character by a series of moral choices.”

“Man is a wanting animal - as soon as one of his needs is satisfied, another appears in its place. This process is unending. It continues from birth to death.”

Source : Douglas McGregor, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld (2006). “The Human Side of Enterprise, Annotated Edition”, McGraw Hill Professional

“Any time women come together with a collective intention, it's a powerful thing. Whether it's sitting down making a quilt, in a kitchen preparing a meal, in a club reading the same book, or around the table playing cards, or planning a birthday party, when women come together with a collective intention, magic happens.”

Source : "The Power and Solidarity of Women". www.huffingtonpost.com. March 09, 2016.

“The black shadow cares for itself, not for you.”

“From a young age, I was viciously competitive.”