Is Ahab, Ahab? Is it I, God, or who, that lifts this arm? But if the great sun move not of himself; but is an errand-boy in heaven; nor one single star can revolve, but by some invisible power; how then can this one small heart beat; this one small brain think thoughts; unless God does that beating, does that thinking, does that living, and not I (Herman Melville, Moby-Dick)
What you cannot understand you don’t treasure (Sunday Adelaja)
So few want to be rebels anymore. And out of those few, most, like myself, scare easily (Ray Bradbury)
I think we need more women in positions of power across the world. I think a lot of the world’s problems could be solved if we allowed more contribution from women (Zayn Malik, Zayn: The Official Autobiography)
We keep on being told that religion, whatever its imperfections, at least instills morality. On every side, there is conclusive evidence that the contrary is the case and that faith causes people to be more mean, more selfish, and perhaps above all, more stupid. (Christopher Hitchens)
I don’t deserve a soul, yet I still have one. I know because it hurts (Douglas Coupland, The Gum Thief)
Achieving a goal requires endurance and sacrifices beyond limitations (T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with “The Divine Presence”)
I think you learn a lot about a country from its art. To me, it’s part of the drama of life. It teaches you that there are places, moments and incidents in other cultures that genuinely have a life of their own (Michael Palin)
Silena appeared out of the woods, her sword drawn. Her Aphrodite armour was pink and red, colour coordinated to match her clothes and makeup. She looked like Guerilla Warfare Barbie (Rick Riordan, The Demigod Files)
What’s the use of having developed a science well enough to make predictions if, in the end, all we’re willing to do is stand around and wait for them to come true? – F. Sherwood Rowland