"Anything that can hurt the convictions of another, particularly religious convictions, must be avoided. Freedom of expression must be exercised in a spirit of responsibility. I condemn all manifest provocation that might dangerously fan passions."

-- Jacques Chirac

#Religious Quotes #Hurt Quotes #Passion Quotes

“I have always loved to sit in ferry and railroad stations and watch the people, to walk on crowded streets, just walk along among the people, and see their faces, to be among people on street cars and trains and boats.”

Source : Ella Reeve Bloor (1940). “We are Many: An Autobiography by Ella Reeve Bloor”, New York : International Publishers
“A wise nation preserves its records, gathers up its monuments, decorates the tombes of its illustrious dead, repairs its greatest structures and fosters national pride and love of country, by perpetual references to the sacrifices and glories of the past.”

Source : 1871 Address at Framingham, Massachusetts, 31 Aug. Collected in Poems and Essays (1874).
“I mean, there is a certain element that, when you read the bad press about yourself and post it on the web-site, takes the pressure off.”

Source : OndaRock Interview, June 01, 2006.
“If I read the Bible, I can also find a few harsh verdicts. Every religion can be abused. We're not talking here about religion and faith. We are talking about the politicization of Islam, and, by the way, it is first and foremost exerting pressure on the majority of peaceful Muslims who live here in Germany.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“I'm saying that I lived too long. You want them to actually miss you [...] I truly believe there exists some combination of words. There must exist certain words in a certain specific order that can explain all of this, but with her I just can't ever seem to find them.”
“I want to offer a word of encouragement to authors: You have to feel called to the message of your book enough that you want people to get that message. When you get to that place, your passion goes through the roof, and then the other stuff happens.”
“A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half.”
“I am living proof that uncertainty is vastly underrated and often times a blessing in disguise.”

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