"What is a body that casts no shadow? Nothing, a formlessness, two-dimensional, a comic-strip character. If I deny my own profound relationship with evil I deny my own reality. I cannot do, or make; I can only undo, unmake."

-- Ursula K. Le Guin

#Character Quotes #Reality Quotes #Two Quotes

“We should not permit prayer to be taken out of the schools; that's the only way most of us got through.”

Source : Sam Levenson (2016). “You Don't Have to Be in Who's Who to Know What's What: The Choice Wit and Wisdom of Sam Levenson”, p.49, Open Road Media
“When I hug her, I notice she's still wearing yesterday's false eyelashes. Mom? You know those come off with a little makeup remover and a cotton pad?" I'm not taking them off." Why not?" I spent $180 on that makeup job and I refuse to wash my face until I get my money's worth.”
“ACT and SAT each have their own parts of the country. The GRE has its lock on graduate admissions. And so, one could blame the companies, but really, economically, they have no incentive to change things very much because they're getting the business.”
“It is important to expose yourself to ideas you don't agree with from time to time. Attend a political rally of a party you do not like.”
“I don't think anyone at Fox believes they are producing even-handed, impartial coverage.”

Source : "Bill Keller Defends His Comments About Fox News" By Jack Mirkinson, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 9, 2011.
“About the book of Job: If it were today, God might be asking "How does DNA carry traits? How are instincts passed on in animals? How does consciousness arise in the human body and brain, and what is consciousness? What is dark matter? How did the big bang happen? Why does the speed of light appear to be absolute? Is cold fusion possible? How do you program a TV remote control?”
“I have totally like an urbanite relationship to nature. I mean I'm not someone who hikes.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“The first time I saw Giggsy, he was playing for Salford Boys against United's apprentices. He was thin and wiry but he just glided past four of our apprentices as if they weren't even there, then he put the ball in the back of the net. I just thought 'This kid's an absolute natural'”

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