"If men of eminence are exposed to censure on one hand, they are as much liable to flattery on the other. If they receive reproaches which are not due to them, they likewise receive praises which they do not deserve."

-- Joseph Addison

#Men Quotes #Hands Quotes #Flattery Quotes

“Religion's greatest "sin" lies in displacing human endeavor, thought, time, resources and efforts from this world, our only world, in order to exalt a highly unlikely, unknowable, unseeable, unprovable and unbelievable pretend afterworld. The only afterlife that ought to concern us is leaving our descendants (along with the other animals and life we share our planet with) a secure and pleasant future.”
“I think it's harder to avoid reflection on those larger patterns of history or society when they so insistently call into question your right to exist.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“I always assume that a good book is more intelligent than its author. It can say things that the writer is not aware of.”
“I just don't believe that you have to come in and insult people when you want to change things.”
“Respect your own creativity and respect the creativity and creative space of other people.”
“I'm proud that today, at 43 years old, I've come to value the aging process and focus on inner rather than outer beauty.”

Source : "A Sisterhood of Inner Beauty" by Carre Otis, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 3, 2012.
“All of us have a God in us, and that God is the spirit that unites all life, everything that is on this planet. It must be this voice that is telling me to do something, and I am sure it's the same voice that is speaking to everybody on this planet - at least everybody who seems to be concerned about the fate of the world, the fate of this planet.”

Source : "Wangari Maathai: 'You Strike The Woman...'". Priscilla Sears, "In Context" (journal), Volume 28, Spring 1991.
“I'm having trouble managing the mansion. What I need is a wife.”

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