"Simple perception then is a fallacy. Besides the conscious prejudices that we are aware of imposing on the world, there are a thousand subconscious prejudices that we assume to be actuality."

-- Colin Wilson

#Simple Quotes #Perception Quotes #Prejudice Quotes

“Helping survivors of residential schools in Canada is not the same as the UN sending in peacekeepers to prevent the genocide in Rwanda. But both are a reflection of our culture and of our priorities. Where there is empathy there is always a solution, where there is apathy there is always an excuse.”
“One of the three big factors that count against war in the relationship between China and the U.S. are, first, nuclear weapons and even a condition of mutual assured destruction. Secondly, one's got two economies that have become so deeply interlaced that a war between the U.S. and China would leave Wal-Marts empty and Chinese factories producing for nothing. Thirdly, climate - if between the two of us, we keep doing what we're doing, we can create a climate in which our grandchildren won't be able to live.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“Booksâ€”they weren't ladders out of the abyss, but they were companions.”
“By faith we are taken into Christ, made at once safe from holy wrath against sin, and kept safe from all perils and penalties. He, our divine Redeemer, becomes to us the new sphere of harmony and unity with God and His law, with His life and His holiness.”
“The eyes are the windows of your soul, and when you're acting, they're one of your most important instruments. Especially for close-ups!”
“That the mechanisms of mass-production, which feed the demand for endlessly growing consumption in one generation can radically effect the possible futures for subsequent generations. Furthermore, to undo the effects of one generation's actions is not temporally relative. What is done, cannot be undone in the same timeframe. Like the factories themselves, the effects linger, they haunt us long after their final breath.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“I'm not gonna worry about what people think about me. I'm too busy. I don't give a hoot.”

Source : "I've always been the outsider" by Caroline Sullivan, www.theguardian.com. October 12, 2008.
“I enjoy nakedness. I am a bit of a naturist at heart.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 03, 2015

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