"As all who come into the country must obey the King, so all who come into an university must be of the Church."

-- James Boswell

#Country Quotes #Kings Quotes #Church Quotes

“Some people hate Jews. Fine, alright it's been done. I mean, that's part of my problem with it. Could you hate somebody new? I'm not giving you any suggestions but the Belgians have had a good run.”
“My grandmother was this unbelievably smart, phenomenally cool woman and [soap operas] were just always on in her house. I just realized that I live in a soap opera, and it's awesome.”
“Fools measure actions, after they are done, by the event; wise men beforehand, by the rules of reason and right. The former look to the end, to judge of the act. Let me look to the act, and leave the end with God.”
“They say people can think for themselves? Do you honestly believe that the chap who canâ€™t pass primary six knows the consequence of his choice when he answers a question viscerally, on language, culture and religion? But we knew the consequences. We would starve, we would have race riots. We would disintegrate.”
“Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death.”

Source : Francis Picabia (2007). “I Am a Beautiful Monster: Poetry, Prose, and Provocation”, Mit Press
“In a city [world] as dirty as this, You gather up, save, and show me Purely beautiful things.”
“The Gods and Goddesses of myth, legend and fairy tale represent archetypes, real potencies and potentialities deep within the psyche, which, when allowed to flower permit us to be more fully human.”

Source : Margot Adler (2006). “Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America”, p.38, Penguin
“What good is a planet called Earth, after all, if you own no land?”

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