"Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood, the disposition of the spectator."

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Source : Wendell Phillips (1859). “Fraternity Lecture of Wendell Phillips, Esq: Boston, Oct. 4, 1859. Also, Letter of Mr. Phillips to Judge Shaw and Prest. Walker”, p.6

Wendell Phillips

#Truth Quotes #Blood Quotes #Forever Quotes

“And I know Iâ€™ve lost. Everything is lost. Everything is over. â€œAs the newly appointed President of this fair planet of ours,â€ the Mayor says, holding out his hands as if to show me the world for the first time,â€ let me be the very first to welcome you to its new capital city.â€ â€œTodd?â€ Viola whispers, her eyes closed. I hold her tightly to me. â€œIâ€™m sorry,â€ I whisper to her. â€œIâ€™m so sorry.â€ Weâ€™ve run right into a trap. Weâ€™ve run right off the end of the world. â€œWelcome,â€ says the Mayor,â€ to the New Prentisstown.”
“After the French Revolution, it was not the treason of the king that was in question; it was the existence of the king. You have to be very careful when you judge and execute somebody for being a symbol.”

Source : "James Caan: What I've Learned". Interview with Ross Johnson, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.
“There was something about clowns that was worse than zombies. (Or maybe something that was the same. When you see a zombie, you want to laugh at first. When you see a clown, most people get a little nervous. There's the pallor and the cakey mortician-style makeup, the shuffling and the untidy hair. But clowns were probably malicious, and they moved fast on those little bicycles and in those little crammed cars. Zombies weren't much of anything. They didn't carry musical instruments and they didn't care whether or not you laughed at them. You always knew what zombies wanted.)”
“The sabbath is God's special present to the working man, and one of its chief objects is to prolong his life, and preserve efficient his working tone. The savings bank of human existence is the weekly sabbath.”
“I have shaved my head. My flowing locks are now quite a bit shorter.”
“Be a clown , be a clown, All the world loves a clown. Act the fool , play the calf, And you'll always have the last laugh .”
“Just because Common Cause ... doesn't like our conclusions, that doesn't mean our conclusions are illegitimate. I think Common Cause is trying to raise an issue because it's trying to raise money.”
“Vocational education programs have made a real difference in the lives of countless young people nationwide; they build self-confidence and leadership skills by allowing students to utilize their unique gifts and talents.”

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