Parnham Park Quotes & Sayings

With the development of industrial capitalism, a new and unanticipated system of injustice, it is libertarian socialism that has preserved and extended the radical humanist message of the Enlightenment and the classical liberal ideals that were perverted into an ideology to sustain the emerging social order. — Noam Chomsky

Many militants of the secular cause look astonishingly like clergy. Worse: like caricatures of clergy. — Michel Onfray

When we entered the material world, God lent us a body to act as a vessel and encase our souls. Our body is our temple and, miraculously, it is in a state of constant renewal.
Fat cells are replaced at the rate of 10% each year. Skin cells are renewed every two to four weeks. Our 9,000 taste buds are renewed every 10-14 days. Our skeleton is renewed every two years. Every day billions of cells replace the ones that came before them. We are in this miracle of creation and renewal every second of our lives ... unless we mess up that renewal.
God not only gave us a constantly renewing body, but he also provided a profoundly rich, diverse and constantly-renewing food supply. — Celso Cukierkorn

Before getting to my mother's house, I would always think of her on the porch or even on the street, sweeping. She had a light way of sweeping, as if removing the dirt were not as important as moving the broom over the ground. Her way of sweeping was symbolic; so airy, so fragile, with a broom she tried to sweep away all the horrors, all the loneliness, all the misery that had accompanied her all her life ... — Reinaldo Arenas

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. — George S. Patton

It's easier to get an actor when you just ask them to do a day on something rather than have them come in, audition, get picked. — Allison Jones

Successful investing is about having people agree with you ... later. — James Grant

It's a matter of time; you adapt to the different culture and different way of life. Human beings are adaptable. — Olivier Martinez

For every criminal mastermind, there were ten cretins: the cruel algebra of intelligence applied across the masses. — John Nardizzi

I take in great lungfuls of air. Atom by atom, the oxygen enters my blood and pumps in waves through my veins; it is tidal, this pumping blood. My heart beats mightily. If I ran any faster, gravity would loose its claims on my ankles, and my feet would pedal into the air. — Ayana Mathis