Samoan Malu Quotes & Sayings

To a large extent the evil-doers have succeeded in producing at the output end of their machine a kind of black man who is man only in form. This is the extent to which the process of dehumanization has advanced. — Steven Biko

Entomologist Dr. Ovid Byron speaking to television journalist, Tina, who says, re. global warming, "Scientists of course are in disagreement about whether this is happening and whether humans have a role."
He replies:
"The Arctic is genuinely collapsing. Scientists used to call these things the canary in the mine. What they say now is, The canary is dead. We are at the top of Niagara Falls, Tina, in a canoe. There is an image for your viewers. We got here by drifting, but we cannot turn around for a lazy paddle back when you finally stop pissing around. We have arrived at the point of an audible roar. Does it strike you as a good time to debate the existence of the falls?" p.367 — Barbara Kingsolver

Rituals are a good signal to your unconscious that it is time to kick in. — Anne Lamott

Nobody who was shooting dice wanted to get a dance. — Daunte Culpepper

Temptation provokes me to look upward to God. — John Bunyan

It is better to be soft and kind than strong and rude. — Debasish Mridha