"In England and America a beard usually means that its owner would rather be considered venerable than virile; on the continent of Europe it often means that its owner makes a special claim to virility."

-- Rebecca West

#Mean Quotes #Europe Quotes #America Quotes

“What would have been the effect upon religion if it had come to us through the minds of women?”

Source : Charlotte Perkins Gilman (2012). “Herland and Related Writings”, p.209, Broadview Press
“The peace and justice movement has to expand and not run away from the plight of gang members.”
“Everyone does what they can to avoid thinking. Laziness is the most basic human trait. People don't want to think -- they can't make the connection between entertainment and thought, they want immediate kicks. People will not be human until they get pleasure from thought. Only a thinking person can be a full person.”
“It is important to be involved in everything.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Overtime, hatchery fish tend to show signs of domestication and these traits adapted to the hatchery environment can make it more difficult to survive in the wild.”
“Books that distribute things... with as daring a freedom as we use in dreams, put us on our feet again.”
“Nobody can fight properly and boldly for the faith if he clings to a fear of being stripped of earthly possessions.”
“I look upon the whole world as my fatherland, and every war has to me the horror of a family feud.”

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