"The way in which the persecution of Galileo has been remembered is a tribute to the quiet commencement of the most intimate change in outlook which the human race had yet encountered. Since a babe was born in a manger, it may be doubted whether so great a thing has happened with so little stir"

-- Alfred North Whitehead

#Race Quotes #Littles Quotes #Way Quotes

“I wish there was someone I could have written to after that, someone I could have written to explain how awful it was to have someone touch you, then look at you properly and change his mind.”

Source : Helen Oyeyemi (2011). “Mr Fox”, p.40, Pan Macmillan
“Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.”
“Great has been our past, wonderful is our present, and glorious can be our future.”
“Integrity means always doing what is right and good, regardless of the immediate consequences.”
“The truth is I don't feel too bad for my age. I actually have a better shape now than I used to.”
“Who will protect the public when the police violate the law?”
“A simple life is not seeing how little we can get by with-that's poverty-but how efficiently we can put first things first. . . . When you're clear about your purpose and your priorities, you can painlessly discard whatever does not support these, whether it's clutter in your cabinets or commitments on your calendar. (148)”
“If you are against yourself, you will never reach your highest potential. And when you criticize yourself, you're criticizing God.”

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