martin luther king jr quotes on racism

Ods me I marle what pleasure or felicity they have in taking their roguish tobacco. It is good for nothing but to choke a man, and fill him full of smoke and embers. ~Ben Jonson, Every Man in His Humour



The neurotic lies awake at night, composing letters to those he hates. He seldom thinks of dropping a line to those he loves. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966



A relationship is a loving bond between two people, and a threesome can take the edge off that. ~Coupling, "Jane and the Truth Snake," original airdate 1 October 2001, written by Steven Moffat, spoken by the character Patrick



We often repent the good we have done as well as the ill. ~William Hazlitt, Characteristics, 1823



Far more seemly were it for thee to have thy study full of books, than thy purse full of money. ~John Lyly



There is in every village a torch - the teacher; and an extinguisher - the clergyman. ~Victor Hugo



History is but the nail on which the picture hangs. ~Alexandre Dumas, Catherine Howard



His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets. ~Dorothy Parker



The only gift is a portion of thyself. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson



Love is being stupid together. ~Paul Valery



Virginity can be lost by a thought. ~St. Jerome



Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second. ~William James



A leader is a dealer in hope. ~Napoleon Bonaparte



Television is an anesthetic for the pain of the modern world. ~Astrid Alauda



Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. ~Leonard Cohen



Dancing: the vertical expression of a horizontal desire legalized by music. ~George Bernard Shaw



The stars are the street lights of eternity. ~Author Unknown



Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating. ~O. Henry, The Gifts of the Magi



Pronouns make it hard to keep our sexual orientation a secret when our co-workers ask us about our weekend. "I had a great time with... them." Great! Now they don't think you're queer - just a big slut! ~Judy Carter



What are Raphael's Madonnas but the shadow of a mother's love, fixed in permanent outline forever? ~Thomas Wentworth Higginson