"I think there is unnecessary conflict right now between the vehemently religious and the LGBT community. The extremes of religion I think and the LGBT community have an issue and because a lot of black families in America are more religious, I think that is where the conflict comes into play."

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Source : "Big Think Interview With John Amaechi". Interview with Max Miller, bigthink.com. October 7, 2010.

#Religious Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Play Quotes

“Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias. Say that your main crop is the forest that you did not plant, that you will not live to harvest. Say that the leaves are harvested when they have rotted into the mold. Call that profit. Prophesy such returns. Put your faith in the two inches of humus that will build under the trees every thousand years.”
“The honey is guarded by bees.. The rose has thorns.. To enjoy the sweet & beautiful you can NOT be cowardly.”
“We should view our government the way we should a friendly, cuddly lion. Just because he's friendly and cuddly shouldn't blind us to the fact that he's still got teeth and claws.”
“Animal totems, like the tiger, come from the Other Side to protect us while we are away from Home.”
“Film fixes a precise visual image in the viewer's head. In fiction, you just hope you're precise enough to convey the intended effect.”
“The family exists in order to allow women to have children and to have the protection of a male who takes care of them.”

Source : "On Mother Kelly's doorstep" by Colin Richardson, www.theguardian.com. May 10, 2006.
“Attacking bad books is not only a waste of time but also bad for the character. If I find a book really bad, the only interest I can derive from writing about it has to come from myself, from such display of intelligence, wit and malice as I can contrive. One cannot review a bad book without showing off.”
“The thing I can say about all this stuff that's going on right now is that I appreciate it.”

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