"My studies in Speculative philosophy, metaphysics, and science are all summed up in the image of a mouse called man running in and out of every hole in the Cosmos hunting for the Absolute Cheese."

-- Benjamin De Casseres

#Running Quotes #Atheist Quotes #Philosophy Quotes

“Some think that even the ancients who lived long before the present generation, and first framed accounts of the Gods, had a similar view of nature; for they made the Oceanus and Tethys the parents of creation, and described the oath of the Gods as being by water, to which they give the name of Styx; for what is oldest is most honourable, and the most honourable thing is that by which one swears”
“If something is important, do it every day; if it's not important, don't do it at all.”

Source : Dan John (2009). “Never Let Go”, p.165, On Target Publications
“We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians.”

Source : Warren E. Burger (1978). “Trial court advocacy: a checklist of comments”
“The State Department allowed Hillary Clinton to remove and destroy government email records, and now we've figured out the State Department is improperly giving government documents to the Clinton operation - documents that should have been turned over to us years ago.”

Source : "Watchdog blasts State Dept., Clintons after four-year battle for documents" by Malia Zimmerman, www.foxnews.com. April 28, 2015.
“If e-mail had been around before the telephone was invented, people would have said, 'Hey, forget e-mail! With this new telephone invention I can actually talk to people!'.”
“Jeremiah Wright is one of the greatest prophetic preachers that black America has produced. What I find striking is that many white brothers and sisters miss the fact that there would be no black church if the white church wasn't political and racist in refusing to worship with us.”

Source : "Professor checks out new landscape 'after King'". Interview with Arienne Thompson, www.usatoday.com. April 3, 2008.
“I don't think of myself as particularly earnest. I have long bouts of cynicism and skepticism. So much of my early life was full of uncertainties. It still is. My "Buddha book" expresses that. Perhaps that's what created this impression of earnestness.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“The roles for women in theatre are much better than they are in film.”

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