"Some hypocrites and seeming mortified men, that held down their heads, were like the little images that they place in the very bowing of the vaults of churches, that look as if they held up the church, but are but puppets."

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Source : "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations". Book by J.K. Hoyt & K.L. Roberts, p. 383-84, 1922.

William Laud

#Hypocrite Quotes #Men Quotes #Church Quotes

“Perhaps all human progress stems from the tension between two basic drives: to have just what everyone else has and to have what no one has.”

Source : Judith Stone (1991). “Light Elements: Essays in Science from Gravity to Levity”, Ballantine Books
“The thing to remember when you're writing," he said, " is, it's not whether or not what you put on paper is true. It's whether it wakes a truth in your reader. I don't care what literary device you might use, or belief systems you tap into--if you can make a story true for the reader, if you can give them a glimpse into another way of seeing the world, or another way that they can cope with their problems, then that story is a succes.”
“Many school administrators are so cautious that they have erroneously erased all traces of religion. Some have run roughshod over teachers. Others have attempted to squelch all discussion of religion.”
“It's a bit ridiculous to have people who have two years of experience handling an $83 billion budget.”
“Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.”
“You can forget facts but you cannot forget understanding.”
“If anyone is crazy enough to want to kill a president of the United States, he can do it. All he must be prepared to do is give his life for the president's.”
“I was profoundly embarrassed by it (the White Australia Policy) and did all I could to change it.”

Source : "100 Years: The Australian Story". Book by Paul Kelly (p. 196), 2001.

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