#fr

If organized religion is the opium of the masses, then disorganized religion is the marijuana of the lunatic fringe. ↗

— Kerry Thornley

#fringe #lunatic #masses #opium #organized

You have a perfect right to consign us all to hell, rector, but you must allow us the choice of how we get there. Raspberry Jam ↗

— Angus Wilson

#free-will #hell #judgemental #religion #religion

Connection is life; disconnection, death. ↗

— Deborah Day

#happiness #loneliness #love #death

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure. ↗

— Dalai Lama XIV

#respect

The Great Man... is colder, harder, less hesitating, and without fear of 'opinion'; he lacks the virtues that accompany respect and 'respectability,' and altogether everything that is the 'virtue of the herd.' If he cannot lead, he goes alone... He knows he is incommunicable: he finds it tasteless to be familiar... When not speaking to himself, he wears a mask. There is a solitude within him that is inaccessible to praise or blame. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#man #the-will-to-power #respect

I did not want to be taken for a fool – the typical French reason for performing the worst of deeds without remorse. ↗

— Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly

#french #remorse #respect #respect

Maitre D' : I appreciate your understanding. Ferris: Don't think twice. It's understanding that makes it possible for people like us to tolerate a person like yourself. ↗

— John Hughes

#pretention #pretentiousness #respect #restaurants #snobbery

I’m sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect. ↗

— J.D. Salinger

#respect

Goddess sparkle ↗

— Mama B

#respect

Artists shouldn't wait until they are told what their art should be, they shouldn't follow trends or allow other people to influence their work, an artist should only create from the strongest emotions within their heart ↗

— Andrew James Pritchard

#creativity #emotions #freedom-of-expression #trends #writing