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“I don't believe in children's books. I think after you've read Kidnapped, Treasure Island, and Huckleberry Finn, you're ready for anything.”

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John Mortimer

John Mortimer was a distinguished British barrister, writer, and screenwriter. Born on April 21, 1923, and passing away on January 16, 2009, he is celebrated for his legal thrillers and his role in the television series 'Rumpole of the Bailey'. more

“The main aim of education should be to send children out into the world with a reasonably sized anthology in their heads so that, while seated on the lavatory, waiting in doctors' surgeries, on stationary trains or watching interviews with politicians, they may have something interesting to think about.”

Thinking World Should May Children Waiting Interesting Education Politician Doctors Aim Train Interviews Surgery Anthology Something Interesting Stationary Aim Of Education

Author:John Mortimer

“Irritable Judges suffer from a bad case of premature adjudication.”

Suffering Justice Cases Judging Premature

Author:John Mortimer

“Catholicism has changed tremendously in recent years. Now when Communion is served there is also a salad bar.”

Years Changed Bars Catholicism Communion Salad

Author:Bill Maher

“Study how to do the most good and let the pay take care of itself.”

Care Money Pay Study Take Care

Author:Lyman Abbott

“You cannot see the Milky Way in New York City any more ... We risk the loss of our sensual perception. And if you lose those, naturally, you try to compensate by other stimulations, by very loud noises, or by bright lights or drugs.”

Ifs Way Trying Light Loses Loss Cities Risk New York Drug Perception Noise Sensual Loud New York City Stimulation Milky Way Bright Lights Loud Noises

Author:Rene Dubos

“If the world had two gods, it would surely go to ruin-this is the first premise. Now it is known that it has not gone to ruin-this is the second premise. From these premises the conclusion must of necessity follow, that is, the denial of two gods.”

Ifs World Firsts Two God Known Gone Conclusion Ruins Denial Premises

Author:Al-Ghazali

“Understand that for every rule which I have mentioned from the Quran, the Devil has one to match it, which he puts beside the proper rule to cause error.”

Evil Causes Devil Errors Good And Evil Quran

Author:Al-Ghazali

“Remember it is the heart and not the body, which strives to draw near to God. By heart I do not mean the flesh perceived by the senses, but that secret thing which is sometimes expressed by spirit, and sometimes by soul.”

Heart Mean Soul Sometimes Body Remember Spirit Spirituality Secret Draws Strive Flesh Senses Strife

Author:Al-Ghazali

“When a man seduces a woman, it should, I think, be termed a left-handed marriage.”

Thinking Men Should Left Marriage Should I Seducing Left Handed

Author:Mary Wollstonecraft

“If anyone wants to know what elephants are like, they are like people only more so.”

People Ifs Knows Want Animal Elephants

Author:Pierre Corneille

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