"Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool."

-- Charles Simmons

#Lasts Quotes #Fool Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“The law is a battery, which protects all that is behind it, but sweeps with destruction all that is outside.”
“Our life is a faint tracing on the surface of mystery, like the idle curved tunnels of leaf miners on the face of a leaf. We must somehow take a wider view, look at the whole landscape, really see it, and describe what's going on here. Then we can at least wail the right question into the swaddling band of darkness, or, if it comes to that, choir the proper praise.”
“Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.”
“Speak quietly to yourself and promise there will be better days. Whisper gently to yourself and provide assurance that you really are extending your best effort. Console your bruised and tender spirit with reminders of many other successes. Offer comfort in practical and tangible ways - as if you were encouraging your dearest friend. Recognize that on certain days the greatest grace is that the day is over and you get to close your eyes. Tomorrow comes more brightly.”
“What I notice about people who are gifted in filmmaking is that they're great thinkers. They engage with big ideas and they engage with people.”
“This victory will be your I ruin.”
“I began to fear that Mos Def was being treated as a product, not a person, so I've been going by Yasiin since '99. At first it was just for friends and family, but now I'm declaring it openly.”
“I was born black, I attended all Negro schools including college, I grew up in the segregated South during Jim Crow. If anybody knows a racist, I do. Pat Buchanan ain't no racist.”

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