"To critique sexist images without offering alternatives is an incomplete intervention. Critique in and of itself does not lead to change."
Anonymous
"Throwing dirt at a diamond does not diminish its value."
Matshona Dhliwayo
"Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights. It is founded on the natural equality of mankind. It is the cornerstone of the Christian religion. It is the first element of all lawful government upon earth."
John Quincy Adams
"Most people do not believe in anything very much and our greatest poetry is given to us by those that do."
Cyril Connolly
"There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man."
Polybius
"Grief is a hone to a hard mind."
J.R.R. Tolkien
"Let us be cautious in making assertions and critical in examining them, but tolerant in permitting linguistic forms.[Carnap’s famous plea for tolerance to which W.V. Quine took exception.]."
Rudolf Carnap
"But these are sad times, the 'prentices wanting to be masters, and every little tradesman wanting to be a Senator, and every dirty little urchin thinking he can giveimpudence to his betters!"
Hope Mirrlees
"When the ignorant have become numerous or powerful enough, they have been referred to by a special name. This names is 'the Wise'."
Idries Shah
"It is now how things are in the world that is mystical, but that it (the world) exists at all....."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN."
Alan Perlis
"I remembered some lines from the papers: our nuclear stations are absolutely safe, we could build one on Red Square, they're safer than samovars. They're like stars and we'll 'light' the whole earth with them."
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