Otis L Floyd Quotes & Sayings

I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand. — Yasser Arafat

Jesus evidently thought that human beings still retained a residue of their former glory. — John R.W. Stott

A candle that lights another no longer has to work twice as hard to illuminate a room. — Matshona Dhliwayo

I do keep a tiny little journal in which I write passages that I read and want to hold on to. This practice is sort of the opposite of Twitter. — Dani Shapiro

She was a steady date until she put on some weight. — Frank Zappa

This man was no pampered gentleman, born to a life of softness. No, this man was a brawler, a scrapper, a street fighter. A survivor. — V.E. Lynne

I think Mr. Cosby has always been very much an activist and a big proponent of African-American pride. That's how 'The Cosby Show' came about. I think in his older years, he has gotten a lot more direct and vocal about it. But I think he only wants the best for all of us. — Keshia Knight Pulliam

The face that feigns acknowledgment that the better man got the promotion, even though deep down you and they both know that you really are the better man and that the best man is the woman on the second floor. — Paul Beatty

I say the law should be blind to race, gender and sexual orientation, just as it claims to be blind to wealth and power. There should be no specially protected groups of any kind, except for children, the severely disabled and the elderly, whose physical frailty demands society's care. — Camille Paglia

History is a facsimile of events held together by finally biographical information. — Robert Smithson

Books, I don't know what you see in them. I can understand a person reading them, but I can't for the life of me see why people have to write them. — Peter Ustinov

When the enemy comes with shame and blame, tell him to go measure the distance from east to west and get back to you. — Louie Giglio

The soul journey is about giving birth to your true self — Elisa Romeo