Abridged Prospectus Quotes & Sayings

There is today, every day, set before thee good and evil, life and death
choose thou. For only self can separate you from the love of the Father. For it should be manifested to thee that thou art conscious in a living world, aware of suffering, of sorrow, of joy, of pleasure. These, to be sure, are the price one pays for having will, knowledge. But let that knowledge be spent in a way and manner to help others. For as ye do to thy fellow man ye do to thy Maker. — Edgar Cayce

The many pro-surveillance advocates I have debated since Snowden blew the whistle have been quick to echo Eric Schmidt's view that privacy is for people who have something to hide. But none of them would willingly give me the passwords to their email accounts, or allow video cameras in their homes. — Glenn Greenwald

May your adventures bring you closer together, even as they take you far away from home. — Trenton Lee Stewart

I sometimes feel nervous because I give stupid answers to certain pointless questions. It happens in Turkish as much as in English. I speak bad Turkish and utter stupid sentences. — Orhan Pamuk

Contrary to the popular stereotype of abortion-seeking women as promiscuous teenagers or child-hating professionals, around 6 in 10 women who have abortions are already mothers. — Katha Pollitt

You are what's important in my life. Freedom tastes like you. Without you, I'm nothing. With you, I'm everything. — Barbara Elsborg

There's no sense that you can knock on your neighbor's door or be part of a local community group, and that's part of your responsibility as a human being. — Rashida Jones