“He [Groucho's father] had absolutely no training, and if you had ever seen one of his suits, you'd realize what an accurate statement that is. You see, Pop never used a tape measure. He didn't believe in it. He said he could just look at a man and tell his size, with the result that frequently he'd make a pair of pants with one trouser leg seven or eight inches longer than the other.” IfsMenBelieveLooksSaidUsedFatherRealizingTrainingPopsStatementsSuitsTapeAccurateSuits You Author:Groucho Marx
“But so many Christians are like deaf people at a concert. They study the programme carefully, believe every statement make in it, speak respectfully of the quality of the music, but only really hear a phrase now and again. So they have no notion at all of the mighty symphony which fills the universe, to which our lives are destined to make their tiny contribution, and which is the self-expression of the Eternal God.” PeopleBelieveSelfChristianUniverseSpeakQualityChristianityStudyOur LivesExpressionEternalNotionTinyStatementsPhrasesContributionConcertsDestinedDeafSymphonySelf ExpressionProgrammes Book:Advent with Evelyn Underhill Source: Advent with Evelyn Underhill
“There is also the danger in our culture that because a person is called upon to give public statements and is acclaimed by the establishment, such a person gets to the point of believing that he is the movement.” GivingBelievePersonsCultureDangerMovementStatementsEstablishment Author:Ella Baker
“It is Israel that must recognize Palestine's rights. We cannot believe in empty statements, twiddle our thumbs and watch our children getting killed. Israel must end occupation and aggression, and our actions won't take much longer after that.” BelieveChildrenEndsActionWatchesRightsEmptyOur ChildrenIsraelStatementsOccupationAggressionPalestineOur ActionsThumbs Author:Khaled Mashal
“I believe that politicians should speak the truth all the time. Invariably there will be occasions when you make statements that are factually incorrect due to an error.” ShouldBelieveSpeakI BelievePoliticianErrorsDuesStatementsOccasionsSpeak The Truth Author:Malcolm Turnbull