"We talk eloquently about our commitment to the principles of Christianity, and yet our lives are saturated with the practices of paganism. We proclaim our devotion to democracy, but we sadly practice the very opposite of the democratic creed.... This strange dichotomy, this agonizing gulf between the ought and the is, represents the tragic theme of man's earthly pilgrimage."

-- Martin Luther King, Jr.

#Commitment Quotes #Opposites Quotes #Practice Quotes

“A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.”
“I've liked different women at different times in my life. I've been attracted to white women. I've been attracted to black women. I've been attracted to Asian women. I've been attracted to various subspecies of women. I can say with gratitude that I've been able to experiment.”
“It's a real gift to have a husband and wife in the company that love each other and that work together. They check on each other emotionally and physically. That's beautiful to me.”
“It is useless to contend with the irresistible power of Time, which goes on continually creating by a process of constant destruction.”
“My idea of gambling was walking through Central Park, whistling show tunes.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.”

Source : "Curiosities of Literature, Poverty of the Learned". Book by Isaac D'Israeli, 1766 - 1848.
“Teaching, real teaching, is - or ought to be - a messy business.”
“Complaining is finding faults, wisdom is finding solutions”

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