"Do you see any majority, anywhere, in this imperfect and irreligious world, admitting that the minority is precious? That any minority is precious?"

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Source : Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1920). “Modes and Morals”

Katharine Fullerton Gerould

#Majority Quotes #Admitting Quotes #Minorities Quotes

“The following sentiments are illustrative of the philosophy of the Talmud: "Love peace and pursue it at any cost." ... "Remember it is better to be persecuted than to persecute." ... "Be not prone to anger." ... "He who giveth alms in secret is greater than Moses himself." ... "It is better to utter a short prayer with devotion than a long one without fervor." ... "He who having but one piece of bread in his basket, and says, What shall I eat tomorrow? is a man of little faith."”
“A professional entertainer who allows himself to become known as a singer of folk songs is bound to have trouble with his conscience provided, of course, that he possesses one. As a performing artist, he will pride himself on timing and other techniques designed to keep the audience in his control [...] his respect for genuine folklore reminds him that these changes, and these techniques, may give the audience a false picture of folk music.”

Source : "The Singer of Folk Songs and His Conscience". Book by Sam Hinton, Western Folklore 14:3, p. 170 - 173, July 1955.
“Once I re-approached music I had to do it in a way that wasn't so personal for me to feel comfortable releasing it into the world. Well, of course some of them are, but I would never talk in an interview about exactly what a song is about. I like to keep my music and my life separate.”
“That's why charity work is very selfish at the same time, because it makes you feel good.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Interestingly, modern science has estimated that the age of the earth is about 4 billion years. Scholars feel it is uncanny that the Vedic Aryans could have conceived of such a vast span of time over 3,500 years ago that would be similar to the same figure estimated by science today.”

Source : "The Secret Teachings of the Vedas: The Eastern Answers to the Mysteries of Life". Book by Stephen Knapp, 1990.
“The only advice anybody can give is, if you wanna be a writer, keep writing. And read all you can, read everything.”
“I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.”
“We have destroyed 80 percent of the statues. There is only small amount left and we will destroy that soon.”

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