"[May] this civic and social landmark [the Washington, D.C., Jewish Community Center] ... be a constant reminder of the inspiring service that has been rendered to civilization by men and women of the Jewish faith. May [visitors] recall the long array of those who have been eminent in statecraft, in science, in literature, in art, in the professions, in business, in finance, in philanthropy and in the spiritual life of the world."

-- Calvin Coolidge

#Spiritual Quotes #Art Quotes #Science Quotes

“Hanging one scoundrel, it appears, does not deter the next. Well, what of it? The first one is at least disposed of.”
“Most men would love to be stared at by women. Don't doubt me on this. And my guess is that most women are actually intrigued by it and have developed techniques and skills for dealing with it. Don't doubt me.”
“Stripped of ethical rationalizations and philosophical pretensions, a crime is anything that a group in power chooses to prohibit.”

Source : "Sisters in Crime: The Rise of the New Female Criminal". Book by Freda Adler, 1975.
“A long time ago, I read in a book that a woman's homeland is wherever she fell in love.”
“I am not Christ or a philanthropist, old lady, I am all the contrary of a Christ...”
“It's strange, isn't it, how the idea of belonging to someone can sound so great? It can be comforting, the way it makes things decided. We like the thought of being held, until it's too tight. We like that certainty, until it means there's no way out. And we like being his, until we realize we're not ours anymore.”
“There is no sport as competitive as business. It's 24 by 7 by 365 by forever.”
“Far better one unpurchased heart than glory's proudest name.”

Source : Henry Theodore Tuckerman (1851). “Poems”, p.44

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