"More even than Southern Presbyterians and Southern Methodists, the Baptists provided the great mass of Confederate enlisted men."

-- Harold Bloom

#Men Quotes #Southern Quotes #Religion Quotes

“The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities-a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.”
“What a delightful thing is the conversation of specialists! One understands absolutely nothing and it's charming.”
“I hire people that are good, and aren't crazy. Or assholes. Because that takes up too much time. There are just as many good people who are not crazy.”
“A teacher's failure to create an intellectually reflective, engagement for learning is not simply malpractice but it is immoral particularly for students who cannot withdraw.”
“To be poor and be without trees, is to be the most starved human being in the world. To be poor and have trees, is to be completely rich in ways that money can never buy.”
“I realize that labels are placed upon an individual to simplify him or her, but it is impossible to capture the essence of an individual by a few words.”
“Im very strongly in favor of the auteur theory.”
“Be sincere. Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct. If you can make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believe you.”

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