Pope Francis Blasphemy Quotes & Sayings

It is a key fact about American policy in Vietnam that the withdrawel of American troops was built into it from the start. None of the presidents who waged war in Vietnam contemplated an open-ended campaign; all promised the public that American troops would be able to leave in the not-too-remote future. The promise of withdrawel precluded a policy of occupation of the traditional colonial sort, in which a great power simply imposes its will on a small one indefinitely. — Jonathan Schell

To say that you can kill in the name of God is blasphemy. — Pope Francis

Men are infinitely malleable. — George Orwell

I put a lot of effort into writing 'A Briefer History' at a time when I was critically ill with pneumonia because I think that it's important for scientists to explain their work, particularly in cosmology. This now answers many questions once asked of religion. — Stephen Hawking

The first dream I had was just to get a college education. I got through college in three years, taking extra classes in summer school. — Eli Broad

I borrowed a lot of money from my parents in the years leading up to the 2000 Olympics, and I worked odd jobs. — Bryan Volpenhein

I heard the car door shut and then Fabian's voice. "You won't believe what I found around the edge of your property," the ghost announced. "A cave with prehistoric painting inside it!" I rolled my eyes. That was the best tactic Fabian could come up with? This was a vampire he was trying to stall, not a paleontologist. — Jeaniene Frost

A lot's riding on 'Dune,' and my friends in Seattle realize what's happening if I freak out a bit. They accept whatever I happen to be, and they tell me when I'm slipping out of Kyle. They call me the 'God Emperor of the Universe.' — Kyle MacLachlan

The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become. — Harold Taylor

I really love fan art, which I get sent a lot of. I really, really get a lot of. I get a kick out of it. — J. August Richards

I was very conceptual about what I was doing; I had the first five albums planned out, and all the songs on every album, and the artwork. I always had these ambitious musical projects in mind. — St. Lucia

If evil means to be self-motivated, to be the center of one's own universe, to live on one's own terms, then every artist, every thinker, every original mind, is evil. — Janet Fitch