"The clergy, with a few honorable exceptions, have in all modern countries been the avowed enemies of the diffusion of knowledge, the danger of which to their own profession they, by a certain instinct, seem always to have perceived."

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Source : Collier's Weekly 7 October (1905)

Henry Thomas Buckle

#Country Quotes #Enemy Quotes #Atheism Quotes

“Don't be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own.”
“It's the government's obligation to look really to the third parties to get the support to govern.”
“To me, form is not about scoring runs but how you feel about your game. Sometimes the runs are not there, but you know you are batting well, and that is good form for me.”
“It is possible to indulge too great contempt for mere success, which is frequently attended with all the practical advantages of merit itself, and with several advantages that merit alone can never command.”

Source : William Benton Clulow (1843). “Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion”, p.154
“Implementing best practice is copying yesterday; innovation is inventing tomorrow.”
“Each spine was an encapsulated memory, each book represented hours, days of pleasure, of immersion into words.”
“I awake, I meditate, get the kids off to school, go to the gym, go to the Favored Nations office, and usually at around 1 pm I'm home and do music the rest of the day.”
“Singleton has an almost uncanny ability to resist being caught up in the fads and fancies of the moment. Like most great innovators [and investors! - Ed.], Henry Singleton is supremely indifferent to criticism.”

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