“We must get rid of the silly, sloppy idea that all people are equal in capacity.” Quote by Ray Lyman Wilbur
“It is common talk that every individual is entitled to economic security. The only animals and birds I know that have economic security are those that have been domesticated--and the economic security they have is controlled by the barbed-wire fence, the butcher's knife and the desire of others. They are milked, skinned, egged or eaten up by their protectors.” KnowsHas BeensDesireIndividualAnimalCommonEconomicSecurityBirdControlledKnivesEntitledFenceWireProtectorButchersBarbed WireEconomic Security Author:Ray Lyman Wilbur
“Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can happen in no other way.” WayHappensMiracleAccomplishTolerance Author:Gordon B. Hinckley
“Life is a journey, you know; and a lot of journeys, you go out, you come back.” KnowsLife IsJourneyLife Is A Journey Author:Cat Stevens
“Lord, my body has been a good friend But I won't need it when I reach the end Miles from nowhere, Guess I'll take my time Oh yeah, to reach there” NeedsHas BeensEndsBodyLordYeahMilesMy TimeGood Friend Author:Cat Stevens
“Don't you feel a change a coming From another side of time, Breaking down the walls of silence, Lifting shadows from your mind.” FeelsMindSidesSilenceWallShadowBreaking DownLifting Author:Cat Stevens
“Now I'm not making love to anyone's wishes, Only for that light I see 'Cause when I'm dead and lowered low in my grave, That's gonna be the only thing that's left of me.” LightLeftWishCausesLowsGravesMaking Love Author:Cat Stevens
“Yesterday I was on the edge Hoping everything was going to work itself out A good honest man doing the work of God Trying to make things better for Him A lover of life in a school for fools Trying to find another way to survive” MenWayTryingSchoolHonestFoolLoversEdgesYesterdayGoing To WorkAnother WayHonest Man Author:Cat Stevens
“Rather than go to a demonstration to burn an effigy of the author Salman Rushdie, I would have hoped that it'd be the real thing.” RealDemonstrationReal ThingsHaving HopeRushdie Author:Cat Stevens
“In Islam there is a line between let's say freedom and the line which is then transgressed into immorality and irresponsibility and I think as far as this writer is concerned, unfortunately, he has been irresponsible with his freedom of speech. Salman Rushdie or indeed any writer who abuses the prophet, or indeed any prophet, under Islamic law, the sentence for that is actually death. It's got to be seen as a deterrent, so that other people should not commit the same mistake again.” PeopleThinkingShouldHas BeensLawLinesMistakeSpeechConcernedAbuseIslamSentencesCommitProphetIslamicFreedom Of SpeechIrresponsibleImmoralitySame MistakesIrresponsibilityDeterrentRushdieIslamic Law Author:Cat Stevens
“It seems to be the easiest thing in the world these days to make scurrilous accusations against Muslims, and in my case it directly impacts on my relief work and damages my reputation as an artist. The harm done is often difficult to repair.” WorldDoneSeemsArtistDifficultCasesImpactHarmReputationThese DaysDamageReliefAccusation Author:Cat Stevens