Verrine Quotes & Sayings

In supporting argument for segregation, Paul [the apostol] addresses the people in his epistle to the Colossians, and he tells them how to treat their slaves. "Slaves, obey your masters. Masters, be kind to yourslaves." Paul was in favor of a kinder and gentler slavery; it never occurred to him to raise the question about whether slavery itself was immoral. — John Shelby Spong

I think Kwame will be an asset to the Lakers. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I hold an office in trust, not a title. I don't want to say it's a kamikaze approach to life, but it's ingrained. — Bob Latta

Social media, where I'm head and shoulders above everybody else. I've read now 22 million people on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. More than 22 million people. Nobody else is even close. — Donald Trump

In themselves, experiments are not art. Infinite amounts of energy are wasted because everybody feels he has to make his own start, his own beginning, instead of getting to know what has already been done. It is doubtful that anyone who doesn't want to ... — Jan Tschichold

She was tempted to ask if they were journeying with a hobbit to reclaim the Lonely Mountain. — Shannon Messenger

Yesterday from my office window I saw a crippled girl negotiating her way across the street, her shoulders squarely braced. At each jerky movement her hair flew back like an annunciatory angel, and I saw she was the only dancer on the street. — Elizabeth Smart

The wonderful thing about acting is they're always going to need old codgers! — George Takei

The heart's capacity to love is infinite — Jocelyn Murray