“As the most religious country of the 18 surveyed, the U.S. also comes in with the highest rates for teen pregnancy and for gonorrhea and syphilis.” CountryReligiousHighestRateSexualityPregnancySyphilisTeen PregnancyGonorrhea Author:Gwynne Dyer
“Foxes may be furrier and sexier than rats, but they are still vermin, and need to be controlled and killed. When I consider all the different methods of killing foxes, my view, backed up by Lord Burns, is that hunting with hounds is the most natural way to kill them . We have to be honest about the fact that what really upsets some of my hon. Friends - and, perhaps, some Opposition Members too - is the idea that only toffs go hunting. If only hunters did not wear red coats, things might be different.” IfsWayNeedsMayStillsIdeasDifferentFactsMightNaturalViewsLordHonestMembersRedMethodKillingBeing HonestUpsetOppositionControlledHuntingFoxesCoatsRatsHuntersHoundsVermin Author:Kate Hoey
“When I was young, I was a hunter, walking wooded hillsides with confident steps and a gun in my hand. I knew the blur of wings, the rocketing form, and the Great Moment that only hunters know, when all existence draws down to two points and a single line. And the universe holds it breath. And what may be and what will be meet and become one - before the echo returns to its source.” KnowsMayTwoMomentsHandsFormYoungUniverseLinesExistenceStepsSourceReturnWalkingDrawsGunBreathsWingsHuntingEchoesHuntersBlurGreat MomentsSingle Line Book:Before the Echo: Essays on Nature Source: Before the Echo: Essays on Nature
“Every day be thankful for the nights that turn into mornings, friends that turn into family and dreams that turn into reality.” CountryDreamRealityNightTurnsGirlMorningBeing ThankfulCountry Girl Author:Granger Smith
“Homosexuality is regarded as shameful by barbarians and by those who live under despotic governments just as philosophy is regarded as shameful by them, because it is apparently not in the interest of such rulers to have great ideas engendered in their subjects, or powerful friendships or passionate love - all of which homosexuality is particularly apt to produce.” IdeasPhilosophyGovernmentInterestPowerfulSubjectsProduceGayPassionateLgbtRulersHomosexualityGreat IdeaShamefulBarbariansPassionate LoveBeing Gay Author:Plato
“On The New Normal the thing I was probably more proud of than anything else is that we were just trying to put positive energy out there in the world, and we got to do it for one season and that's more than most.” WorldTryingEnergyProudGayNormalSeasonsPositive EnergyNew Normal Author:Justin Bartha
“Truth is the beginning of every good thing, both in heaven and on earth; and he who would be blessed and happy should be from the first a partaker of truth, for then he can be trusted.” ShouldFirstsWould BeEarthHeavenTruth IsBlessedGood ThingsVery GoodTrustedNew BeginningsBeing Blessed Book:Plato's Best Thoughts Source: Plato's Best Thoughts
“Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster.” FirstsMayWishStepsDisasterFirst StepsNew BeginningsInspirational New BeginningEndings Being New BeginningsStarting A New Beginning Book:Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes Source: Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes