"At that time the archiepiscopal throne of Alexandria was filled by Theophilus, the perpetual enemy of peace and virtue; a bold, bad man, whose hands were alternately polluted with gold and with blood."

-- Edward Gibbon

#Men Quotes #Blood Quotes #Hands Quotes

“In Pennsylvania, I love the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington. It's a scenic area. We also enjoy visiting the Laurel Highlands in Western Pennsylvania. The mountains are really something to be seen, and it's a great area to be outside.”
“I'm so unhappy with electoral politics that I switched to sports radio.”
“I read about writers' lives with the fascination of one slowing down to get a good look at an automobile accident.”

Source : 1990 In the NewYork Times, 7 Jan.
“Surfaces simultaneously reveal and conceal.”
“Boys! Are they always this impossible? Do they always say cryptic, indecipherable things? (Note to self: work with Liz to adapt her boy-to-English translator into a more mobile formâ€”like maybe a watch or necklace.)”
“People who love each other can no more keep from communicating than from breathing. â€”Elana”
“Talk about handicap! I'm a one-eyed Negro Jew.”
“Our technologised society is becoming opaque. As technology becomes more ubiquitous and our relationship with digital devices ever more seamless, our technical infrastructure seems to be increasingly intangible.”

Source : "Learn to look - art and tech demand it" by Honor Harger, www.theguardian.com. August 1, 2013.

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