"People are bloody ignorant apes."

-- Samuel Beckett

#People Quotes #Ignorant Quotes #Apes Quotes

“In an odd way I thought I was lowering the bar for myself, in saying, well, I'll make a pop album. But in a way it's kind of harder to make pop music. It's like the more abstract you get with music, you get into that emperor's new clothes thing, where you can go anywhere, and just claim that your audience may not be prepared to go with you. But with pop music, I think everybody understands the form, everybody knows what it's meant to do. So I would say it's harder to write that kind of music.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“The human body is always treated as an image of society.”

Source : Professor Mary Douglas, Mary Douglas (2004). “Natural Symbols: Explorations in Cosmology”, p.78, Routledge
“Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless. Christmas dinner's dark and blue. When you stop and try to see it From the turkey's point of view.”
“Confronting climate change is, in the long run, one of the greatest challenges that we face, and you can see this duty or responsibility laid down in scriptures, clearly, beginning in Genesis. And Muslim-majority countries are among the most vulnerable. Our response to this challenge ought to be rooted in a sense of stewardship of Earth. And for me and for many of us here today, that responsibility comes from God.”

Source : "President Obama's strategy against ISIS remains unclear". "The Five", www.foxnews.com. September 5, 2014.
“I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.”
“Socrates' fame spread all over Greece, and the most respected and educated men from all around came to him, in order to enjoy his friendly company and instruction.”
“There is nothing unhealthy about educating youngsters about nutrition.”
“God was dead. Let Him rest in peace. Now, finally, the earth was hers with no taint of Heaven.”

Source : Nevada Barr (2013). “Track of the Cat (Anna Pigeon Mysteries, Book 1): A gripping crime novel of the Texan wilderness”, p.9, Hachette UK

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