Quotes & Sayings About Egyptian Mummification

When the West overpowered native populations, these actions, no matter how violent, were rationalized as manifestations of the natural order of things. "Manifest destiny" and "social Darwinism" laid the foundation for violent improvement of the world. Europeans saw themselves as superior and naturally born to rule. They believed that their domination of faraway lands brought "civilization" to the natives. In return, the rulers of the empires benefited. "The purpose of colonies was to supply the mother country with raw materials and to provide a market for her manufactured goods, — Eric Bogosian

If you reshape yourself to fit a mold, then you are no longer an original work of art. — Giuseppe Bianco

To wait, biblically speaking, is not to assume the worst, worry, make demands, or take control. Nor is waiting doing nothing. It is a sustained effort to stay focused on God through prayer and belief. To wait is to "rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him" (Psalm 37:7). — Max Lucado

They say that the eyes of some paintings can follow you around the room, a fact that I doubt, but I am wondering whether some music can follow you for ever. — Terry Pratchett

The greatest menace to our capacity for contemplation is the incessant fabrication of tawdry empty stimuli which kill the receptivity of the soul. — Josef Pieper

Doing, in a life of balance, should be driven from who you have decided to be. — Patrick Rhone

You could always go on changing things but there comes a time when you have to decide to stop. — Peter Wright

Cats do what cats do, ducks do what ducks do, and eagles do what eagles, do. If you take a duck and ask it to do an eagles' job, shame on you. As a leader, your job is to help your ducks to become better ducks and your eagles better eagles - to put individuals in the right places and help them reach their potential. — John C. Maxwell

And what better way to get people talking than by creating a new word. — Stephen Amell

Britain's got talent, enormous talent; that's very obvious. — Simon Cowell

One always dies too soon or too late. And yet, life is there, finished: the line is drawn, and it must all be added up. You are nothing other than your life. — Jean-Paul Sartre

Union may be strength, but it is mere brute strength unless wisely directed. — Samuel Butler

No one knew about the squirrel's skull beneath her bed, but no one wanted to know. — Ian McEwan

Be just the balm you need to heal what ails you — Heather Davis

I can't multiply myself out of a paper bag. But when it comes to roots, I'm your man. — Jerry Newport