Intelligentized Quotes & Sayings

Religion must be used in furthering great works of justice and reform. It must be used to establish right relations between different groups of men, and thus to make a reality of brotherhood. It must be used to abolish poverty, the breeding ground of all misery and crime, by distributing equably among men the abundance of the soil. And it must be used to get rid of war and to establish enduring peace. Here is the supreme test of the effectiveness of religion. — John Haynes Holmes

For my brother and me, there would be no 'Field of Dreams'-like playing catch, no nature lessons with our old man. Instead, it would be a darkened theater, the projector light coming on, and a new adventure unfolding. — Bob Weinstein

The best thing to do if you start thinking such things (falling in love) is to lie down and wait for it to pass. It always does. — Anne Stuart

I can still improve a lot, but there is definitely a limit to what the human body can do. — Usain Bolt

I think there should be more black characters, and more of all kinds of characters, in fiction. Almost all of the main characters in my novel Anansi Boys are black. And there are black characters in featured roles in all the other novels except Stardust and Coraline. (Something I was happy to see was not the case in Henry Selick's film.) — Neil Gaiman

Fiction is a house with many stately mansions, but also one in which it is wise, at least sometimes, to swing from the chandeliers. — Michael Dirda

So after all I am a very promiscuous free lover. I want the love of you all, promiscuously. — Victoria Woodhull