"The truth is that male religious leaders have had - and still have - an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter."

-- Jimmy Carter

#Religious Quotes #Selfish Quotes #Teaching Quotes

“So I went in front of the judge, and I had my St. Jude prayer book in my pocket and my St. Jude medal. And I'm standing there and that judge said I was found guilty, so he sentenced me to what the law prescribed: one to 14 years.”
“I am not at all in a humor for writing; I must write on till I am.”
“Being born is easy. So is taking your last breath. Everything in between, that's the hard part. Life is in between, and it will offer challenges and opportunities beyond measure.”
“Corruption is uniquely reprehensible in a democracy because it violates the system's first principle, which we all learned back in the sunshiny days of elementary school: that the government exist to serve the public, not particular companies or individuals or even elected officials.”

Source : Thomas Frank (2008). “The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule”, p.3, Macmillan
“I was made at right angles to the world and I see it so. I can only see it so.”

Source : Elizabeth Bishop (2015). “Poems”, p.300, Macmillan
“Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself. Sailing teaches alertness and courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports afford.”
“I'm a Beethoven freak. I listen to him all the time.”
“People from small towns have to have their edges roughed up to get along in the world. But as a street reporter, you learn quickly.”

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