“One would suppose that the battle for religious liberty was won in the United States two hundred years ago. However, in the time since, and right now, powerful voices are always raised in favor of bigotry and thought control. It is useful, then, to have a compendium of the thoughts of great men and women of all faiths (and of none) on the subject, to convince us that we men and woman of freedom are not and never have been alone.” MenYearsHas BeensTwoStatesVoiceReligiousUnitedPowerfulLibertyUnited StatesAtheismSubjectsRight NowBattleHundredMen And WomenYears AgoRaisedPositive AtheismFavorsGreat MenConvinceBigotryReligious LibertyConvince Us Author:Isaac Asimov
“Many of us have spent a lifetime trying to be what we’re not, feeling lousy about ourselves when we fail, and sometimes when we succeed. We hide our differences when, by accepting and celebrating them, we could collaborate to make every effort more exciting, productive enjoyable, and powerful. Personally, I think we should start right now.” ThinkingShouldTryingSometimesFeelingsDifferencesPowerfulEffortAcceptingFailingRight NowSucceedExcitingLifetimeCelebrateProductiveEnjoyable Author:Martha Beck
“The Internet is a very powerful tool, but right now it's being handled by a lot of fools. And I think us together, Marilyn Manson as a whole, what we all stand for, should be the biggest spider on the web. I think that it will become our web. Not something that uses us, but something that we will control” ThinkingShouldWholeUseTogetherPowerfulFoolInternetRight NowToolsSpidersVery PowerfulManson Author:Marilyn Manson
“The president is on national TV apologizing for getting oral sex. Why didn't he just stick with his lie? You got to stick with your lie. If you lie, you have to believe that lie whole-heartedly. It has to become the truth for you. But this man, the most powerful man in the world, is on national TV apologizing for receiving oral sex. He's an idiot. There are men sitting in here right now who would gladly accept oral sex on national TV.” IfsMenWorldBelieveWholeLyingSexPresidentPowerfulAcceptingTvsRight NowSittingSticksIdiotMost PowerfulReceivingApologizingPowerful Man Author:Wanda Sykes
“That's a question best put to Bernie Sanders himself, but I think that he will probably put forward ideas that are related to the corrupting role of Citizens United and Buckley versus Valeo court decisions and the need to restore a by-and-for-the-people republic envisioned in our Constitution instead of the of-, by- and for-the-most-powerful system that we have right now.” PeopleThinkingNeedsIdeasDecisionUnitedPowerfulRolesCitizensRight NowConstitutionCourtRelatedMost PowerfulRepublicVersusCourt DecisionCitizens United Author:Jeff Merkley
“What excites me is that, when things are tough, people become resourceful, and now with the Internet, social networking and the ability for people who in the past had been relatively powerless, they have tools to be able to spread ideas and organize. The urgency is there and the tools are there and I think that the possibility for really, really powerful results is there. I think it's all brewing, it's all bubbling up right now.” PeopleThinkingIdeasAblePastSocialAbilityResultsPowerfulPossibilityInternetRight NowToughToolsSpreadOrganizePowerlessNetworkingUrgencySocial NetworkingSocial NetworkResourcefulBrewingReally Powerful Author:Shepard Fairey
“Right now we're in a special and powerful position, because the world is having a spiritual awakening.” WorldSpiritualPowerfulSpecialPositionRight NowAwakeningSpiritual Awakening Book:Miracles Now: 108 Life-Changing Tools for Less Stress, More Flow, and Finding Your True Purpose Source: Miracles Now: 108 Life-Changing Tools for Less Stress, More Flow, and Finding Your True Purpose
“Shhhh...right now, all around you, outside your door, down the street, and in every corner of YOUR world... there's evidence of a conspiracy. ALL THE ELEMENTS are secretly marching to the beat... of YOUR drummer... while casually pretending to be detached and indifferent...YOU ARE THAT POWERFUL.” WorldChangePowerfulDoorsStreetsRight NowElementsBeatsEvidenceCornersPretendingConspiracyIndifferentDrummerDetached Author:Mike Dooley
“With the passion and the vision of the Berners [Sanders] coming into the Greens - we call it berning green - and the events that I'm going to that are being created around the country right now, it's the Bernie folks who are showing up in huge numbers along with the traditional Green. It's very powerful.” CountryPassionPowerfulNumbersVisionEventsHugeRight NowGreenFolksTraditionalVery PowerfulShowing UpHuge Numbers Author:Jill Stein
“It's really cool to see how many awesome, badass ladies are out there now just doing their thing and putting their foot down, saying, "Nope. You're not going to tell me I'm doing something women shouldn't be doing." It's a scary time but also I think a really important time. I'm happy to see how much girls are responding to a lot of the other powerful big boys swimming out there right now.” ThinkingImportantBigsGirlPowerfulBoysFeetRight NowScarySwimmingBadassReally CoolResponding Author:Bethany Cosentino