Zbieractwo Quotes & Sayings

Thou art a man God is no more Thy own humanity Learn to adore — William Blake

Once you have discovered the physical facts of a situation, all that remains - no matter how improbable - is more interesting. — Tod Foley

The fratricidal Yoruba wars of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries were a great boost to the transatlantic traffic in human beings. There were constant skirmishes between the Ijebus, the Egbas, the Ekitis, the Oyos, the Ibadans, and many other Yoruba groups. Some of the smaller groups might even have been wiped out from history, as the larger ones enlarged their territory and consolidated their power. The vanquished were brought from the interior to the coast and sold to the people of Lagos and to communities along the network of lagoons stretching westward to Ouidah. And they in turn arranged the auctions at which the English, the Portuguese, and the Spanish loaded up their barracoons and slave ships. Some of these intertribal wars were waged for the express purpose of supplying slaves to traders. At thirty-five British pounds for each healthy adult male, it was a lucrative business. — Teju Cole

I never did heroin, because I thought that meant I was doing heavy drugs, which shows you the insanity of doing drugs. I probably should have done heroin, because I understand heroin actually makes you feel good. Cocaine just makes you stupid. — Tommy Shaw

But I know in my heart what I'm doing is right. — Terrell Owens

How can the reality of 600 million Chinese be ignored? — Janio Quadros

Nothing more costly than item that has no price. — David Mitchell

I'd always felt safe behind locked doors, but locks, I discovered, only locked you in. I — Adam Johnson

But to force growth is to kill it. — Jacqueline Carey