"When the early Europeans first met Africans, at the crossroads of history, it was a respectful meeting and the Africans were not slaves. Their nations were old before Europe was born."

-- John Henrik Clarke

#Europe Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Slave Quotes

“Little fish risking everything for a piece of godhood...and not knowing heaven from hell, even when they find it.”

Source : Vernor Vinge (2010). “A Fire Upon The Deep”, p.93, Macmillan
“In everything give thanks”
“You are the earth. We are sky and earth united.... You are my husband. You are my wife. My feet shall run because of you. My feet shall dance because of you. My heart shall beat because of you. My eyes see because of you. My mind thinks because of you and I shall love because of you.”
“The Giants were supposed to have a new motto, 'Shut up and deal.'”
“Beauty is Nature's coin, must not be hoarded, But must be current, and the good thereof Consists in mutual and partaken bliss.”
“Miracles do not, in fact, break the laws of nature.”
“I will be as callous and uncaring as you can imagine, I have no interest in paying for your health care. I`d hate to see you get cancer, but that`s your problem, not mine.”
“The mightiest prayers are often those drenched with the Word of God.”

Source : Herbert Lockyer (1990). “All the Prayers of the Bible”, p.136, Harper Collins

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