"The idea that each individual has intrinsic, God-given value and is of infinite worth quite apart from any social contribution - an idea most pagans would have rejected as absurd - persists today as the ethical basis of western law and politics. Our secularized western idea of democratic society owes much to that early Christian vision of a new society - a society no longer formed by the natural bonds of family, tribe, or nation but by the voluntary choice of its members."

Source : Elaine Pagels (2011). “Adam, Eve, and the Serpent: Sex and Politics in Early Christianity”, p.81, Vintage

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“I've always said you have to go through a lot of heartache in life to feel joy.”
“Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mother's home.”

Source : Interview with Amitabh Pal, progressive.org. September 1, 2004.
“The only thing that really matters now is whether man can climb up to a higher moral level, to a higher plane of consciousness, in order to be equal to the superhuman powers which the fallen angels have played into his hands. But he can make no progress until he becomes very much better acquainted with his own nature.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“You'd put yourself in a play and get to know the system and learn how to be directed, and then you could be a director. So, I've just always done it. It was always a hobby. The funny thing was that when I started to get paid to do it as a professional job, I lost my hobby. I don't know what to do. I have to take up something else now.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I don't think of myself as a role model for others, but I like to live my life by my own integrity. So, in that sense, I might be a positive influence. I do believe you should get over your insecurities and just try to be the best you can.”
“If you think anyone is sane you just don't know enough about them.”

Source : Christopher Moore (2009). “The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror”, p.91, Hachette UK
“A consultant is only as good as their last project.”

Source : Twitter post from Jul 25, 2016
“We have to be a democracy and demand certain things even after that individual gets in the White House. All those promises those dudes and women are making on the campaign trail, we gotta make sure those promises come to fruition and that doesn't happen by just voting and letting them get in and then falling back. Nah, you gotta be active. You gotta make your voice heard and be constantly involved in what's going on.”

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