"I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eye reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by the experience of sight, I can divine it by conscience. And from what I see I am sure it bends towards justice."

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Source : Theodore Parker (1895). “Ten Sermons of Religion and Prayers”

Theodore Parker

#Atheist Quotes #Eye Quotes #Sight Quotes

“You have to look in the mirror and see yourself. If it feels good, then I know it's for me. I don't dress to be stared at, I dress for myself.”
“I would like to talk about my Mama, for a bit.”
“Inspiration comes from the act of writing.”

Source : "I find inspiration through writing". www.swissinfo.ch. July 6, 2008.
“I was on a walking tour of Oxford colleges once with a group of bored and unimpressable tourists. They yawned at Balliol's quad, T.E. Lawrence's and Churchill's portraits, and the blackboard Einstein wrote his E=mc2 on. Then the tour guide said, 'And this is the Bridge of Sighs, where Lord Peter proposed (in Latin) to Harriet,' and everyone suddenly came to life and began snapping pictures. Such is the power of books.”
“When you do a song new live on stage, it's kind of a bit weird until it gets worn in, you know, like oiled up a bit. It's still a little bit stiff until you really thrashed at it for a few weeks.”
“The stock market's handling of new technology is kind of a joke. We have seen CNBC, CNNfn, Bloomberg, and the like turn into home-shopping networks for stocks. Fund managers and analysts go on TV and sell what's shiny and easy to sell.”
“There is only one way to degrade mankind permanently and that is to destroy language.”

Source : Northrop Frye (2014). “The Northrop Frye Quote Book”, p.195, Dundurn
“The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak.”

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