Historyand Quotes & Sayings

Black leadership has to recognize that principles more than speech, character more than a claim, is greater in advancing the cause of our liberation than what has transpired thus far. — Louis Farrakhan

No low-trust society will ever produce sustained innovation. — Thomas L. Friedman

Look - here's a table covered with a red cloth. On it is a cage the size of a small fish aquarium. In the cage is a white rabbit with a pink nose and pink-rimmed eyes. In its front paws is a carrot-stub upon which it is contentedly munching. On its back, clearly marked in blue ink, is the numeral 8. Do we see the same thing? We'd have to get together and compare notes to make absolutely sure, but I think we do. There will be necessary variations, of course: some receivers will see a cloth which is turkey red, some will see one that's scarlet, while others may see still other shades. (To color-blind receivers, the red tablecloth is the dark gray of cigar ashes.) Some may see scalloped edges, some may see straight ones. Decorative souls may add a little lace, and welcome - my tablecloth is your tablecloth, knock yourself out. — Stephen King

When you fall so many times, you become the master of flight. — Nikki Rowe

Sometimes a miracle is a change in material conditions, such as physical healing. At other times, it is a psychological or emotional change. — Marianne Williamson

My bond with Luc and Anders is holy," I said. "It's just, y'know, holy in a gay threesome sort of way. — Nathan Burgoine

Remember, there's ultimately only one way to financial peace, and that's to walk daily with the Prince of Peace, Christ Jesus. — Dave Ramsey

Rules were made for fools to follow and wise men to be guided by. — Winston Churchill

I tried to teach them [his sons] that about the importance of self-discipline, and that the culture of yes is built on a foundation of no. — Bill Walton

Always tell only the truth, and all the truth, and do so promptly - right now. — R. Buckminster Fuller

People are lazy that's why today's technology is crazy. — Santosh Kalwar

Current nationalism is merely the affirmation of the right of colonial elites to repeat historyand follow the road travelled by the rich toward the universal consumption of internationally marketed packages, a road which can ultimately lead only to universal pollution and universal frustration. — Ivan Illich

Just as individuals age and die, so do lineages: Only debt is forever. — Charles Stross