"Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grow without thorn."

-- Martin Amis

#Art Quotes #Lying Quotes #Rose Quotes

“I don't think a white person can write accurately and convincingly about what black people experience of oppression.”
“You have to accept the fact that some people are never going to be for you. Treat them with respect, but you donâ€™t need their approval to fulfill your destiny.”
“Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our desire.”
“You can't really be scientifically literate if you don't understand evolution. And you can't be an educated member of society if you don't understand science.”

Source : "PROFILE / EUGENIE SCOTT / Berkeley scientist leads fight to stop teaching of creationism" by Monica Lam, www.sfgate.com. February 7, 2003.
“In all of my years of service to my Lord, I have discovered a truth that has never failed and has never been compromised. That truth is that it is beyond the realm of possibilities that one has the ability to out-give God. Even if I give the whole of my worth to Him, He will find a way to give back to me much more than I gave.”
“There exists in this country, sadly, a callous, corrupt and corrupting shadow industry that sells and stows violence against its own people through vicious and violent video games.”

Source : Wayne LaPierre's Speech after the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, hollywoodlife.com. December 21, 2012.
“To me, thought-controlled computing is as simple and powerful as a paintbrush - one more tool to unlock and enliven the hidden worlds within us.”
“If you find you require willpower, you aren't ready to lose weight.”

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