"In her present ignorance, woman's religion, instead of making her noble and free, by the wrong application of great principles ofright and justice, has made her bondage but more certain and lasting, her degradation more hopeless and complete."

-- Elizabeth Cady Stanton

#Ignorance Quotes #Justice Quotes #Religion Quotes

“I don't want to do anything that violates my own personal code of ethics and morals.”
“You can train and train until you are blue in the face, but you've got to diet, you've got to have that leanness because if you are not lean, your abs won't show. Of course, the training has to be put in, but then you've to shed all the fat and keep the fat off. And that's how you get an eight pack.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I finally felt that I came into my own when I went on the stage.”
“The history of music is nothing more than the history of art-music or classical music, the music that was commissioned by aristocrats.”

Source : "Missed Opportunities". Pitchfork Interview, pitchfork.com.
“The Lord has many lovers of His crown but few lovers of His Cross.”
“God's grace is not limited by any ecclesiastical barriers.”

Source : Lesslie Newbigin (2009). “The Finality of Christ”, p.101, Wipf and Stock Publishers
“I am convinced that in the arts, committees are useless.”
“In bullfighting there is an interesting parallel to the pause as a place of refuge and renewal. It is believed that in the midst of a fight, a bull can find his own particular area of safety in the arena. There he can reclaim his strength and power. This place and inner state are called his querencia. As long as the bull remains enraged and reactive, the matador is in charge. Yet when he finds his querencia, he gathers his strength and loses his fear. From the matador's perspective, at this point the bull is truly dangerous, for he has tapped into his power.”

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