"Every man has a House of Lords in his own head. Fears, prejudices, misconceptions - those are the peers and they are hereditary."

-- David Lloyd George

#Men Quotes #House Quotes #Prejudice Quotes

“Some people spend their entire lives devoted to a religion that claims to be the â€˜rightâ€™ religion... they often deny scientific evidence that contradicts their archaic holy books, they sometimes oppress those who disagree with them, and they always do what they do in the name of an unknowable deity... but sometimes, they wake up. Occasionally, they realize that all religions are man-made and that none of them are â€˜right.â€™ And when they do, they can live happy and fulfilling lives without dogma and without anticipating or fearing an afterlife.”

Source : "The Cave" by Jose Saramago, tr. Margaret Jull Costa, Vintage, (p. 60), 2003.
“Constantly look for the good in people and in situations. When you find it, tell the person.”
“You have an imperial presidency that makes Richard Nixon look like a boy scout.”
“I tried to do it all myself: be mommy and camp counselor and art teacher and prereading specialist (and somehow, in my off-hours, to do my own work). I tried my absolute best. And like so many of the moms around me, I started to go a little crazy.”

Source : Judith Warner (2006). “Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety”, p.28, Penguin
“I and my colleagues here have been engaged in the pursuit of knowledge.”
“I'm so alive. As I stand facing the beauty of the never-ending Pacific Ocean, a late afternoon breeze blows down from the hills behind. As always, it is a beautiful day. The sun is making its final descent. The magic is about to begin. The skies are ready to burn with brilliance, as it turns from a soft blue to a bright orange. Looking towards the West, I stare in awe at the hypnotic power of the waves. A giant curl begins to take form, then breaks with a thundering clap as it crashes on the shore.”

Source : Dave Pelzer (2010). “A Child Called It”, p.53, Hachette UK
“I was part of the draft resistance movement in LA where we did demonstrations at the draft centre and burned our cards and made a lot of trouble on campus.”

Source : "Back with a bong" by John Patterson, www.theguardian.com. December 2, 2004.
“Our great need is not ardour to save man but courage to face God - courage to face God with our soul as it is, and with our Saviour as He is; to face God always thus, and so to win the power which saves and services man more than any other power can. We can never fully say "My brother!" till we have heartily said "My God!", and we can never heartily say "My God!" till we have humbly said "My Guilt!" That is the root of moral reality, of personal religion.”

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