"Facts, according to my ideas, are merely the elements of truths, and not the truths themselves; of all matters there are none so utterly useless by themselves as your mere matters of fact"

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Source : Henry Mayhew (1851). “London Labour and the London Poor: A Cyclopaedia of the Condition and Earnings of Those that Will Work, Those that Cannot Work, and Those that Will Not Work”, p.157

Henry Mayhew

#Ideas Quotes #Elements Quotes #Useless Quotes

“There is no such thing as a self made spiritual leader. He is able to influence others spiritually only because the Spirit is able to work in and through him to a greater degree than in those he leads.”
“Although black and white Americans live, work, and learn together now, there is still injustice in America.”
“I've had young women come to me and say that before they watched 'Voyager' it didn't really occur to them that they could be successful in a higher position in the field of science; girls going to MIT, girls pursuing astrophysics with a view to a career in NASA.”
“You got a lot but you just waste all yourself. They'll forget your name soon and won't nobody be to blame but yourself.”

Source : Song: 212 ftLazy Jay, Album: 1991, 2012
“People want an idol. They want royalty. They don't want a public servant. Hell no. They want someone to clap for and go, "Oh, he touched my hand at the rally!"”
“Where most men work for degrees after their names, we work for one before our names: 'St.' It's a much more difficult degree to attain. It takes a lifetime, and you don't get your diploma until you're dead.”

Source : "Mother Angelica Live". Talk-Show, www.imdb.com. (1983 - ).
“Imperfection means perfection hid.”
“There is no such thing as collective guilt.”

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