"True benevolence or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation."

-- Joseph Addison

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“I was never like, 'Oh, I really want to play Cinderella.' That's not necessarily always been the dream. But it's super fun to play a princess.”

Source : "*Cinderella'*s Laura Osnes: My Co-star Santino Fontana Is the Reason I Met My Husband". Interview with Andrea Cuttler, www.vanityfair.com. March 15, 2013.
“That was exactly why people didn't want to give us any kind of life, because we were threatening their status quo, and they just didn't want to have room for girls playing rock 'n' roll. It bothered them. First, people just tried to get around it by saying, "Oh, wow, isn't that cute? Girls playing rock 'n' roll!," and when we said, "Yeah, right, this isn't a phase; it's what we want to do with our lives," it became, "Oh! You must be a bunch of sluts. You dykes, you whores." That's what it became. Then it became a name-calling contest.”
“The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of human arrogance from one pedestal after another of previous convictions about our centrality in the cosmos.”
“Being a Negro writer these days is a racket and I'm going to make the most of it while it lasts. About twice a year I sell a story. It is acclaimed. I am a genius in the making. Thank God for this Negro literary renaissance. Long may it flourish”

Source : Wallace Thurman (2013). “Infants of the Spring”, p.142, Courier Corporation
“Listen up and I'll tell a story about an artist growing old. Some would try for fame and glory; others aren't so bold.”
“Well, you know, I am in the business and I like to promote myself.”
“I donâ€™t capture moments, I capture ideas,”
“The Lord loves holiness and transparency, and I think that if we are to worship Him properly and lead others to do the same, our day to day lives have to reflect that.”

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