"The philosophy of love and peace strangely overlooked who was in possession of the guns. There had been love and peace for some time on the continent of Africa because for all this time black men had been captivated by the doctrines of Christianity. It took them centuries to realize its contradictions. ... perhaps there was no greater crime as yet than all the lies Western civilization had told in the name of Jesus Christ."

-- Bessie Head

#Jesus Quotes #Lying Quotes #Philosophy Quotes

“You can't please everybody all the time, but you can please a majority.”
“I'm a joke comic. I tell jokes. I like writing a joke, and I like when a joke works, and I like other comics who tell jokes.”
“Along with a dozen other students I had dissected a human cadaver and sorted its contents by size, color, function, and weight. There was nothing pleasant about the experience. Its only consolation was its truth and its only virtue was its utility.”
“Why didn't children ever see that they could damage and harm their parents as much as parents could damage and harm children?”

Source : Laura Z. Hobson (2011). “Consenting Adult”, p.80, Open Road Media
“Also, with information having just come out at the time about J. Edgar Hoover's electronic surveillance of Dr. King, it gave greater weight to the statements of those persons who were alleging involvement of the FBI.”
“People don't have these tidy little redemption arcs in reality the way they do in movies.”
“I went to watch Pavarotti once. He doesn't like it when you join in.”
“Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when itâ€™s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked”

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