#ali

What is the sound of one hand clapping? What is the weight of a single grain of sand? The answer is equal to my interest in the message you are about to leave so make it short. -- Mitch Hertzog's voice mail message. ↗

— Meg Cabot

#equality

True love includes equal parts good and bad, but true loves sticks around and doesn't run off to Vegas with a podiatrist. ↗

— A.S. King

#equality

All men are Prophets or else God does not exist. ↗

— Jean-Paul Sartre

#equality #god #humanism #prophecy #religion

A thousand years ago five minutes were Equal to forty ounces of fine sand. Outstare the stars. Infinite foretime and Infinite aftertime: above your head They close like giant wings, and you are dead. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

#impermanence #time #equality

But sometimes, talent isn't worth shit. There are tons of talentless people out there making zillions of dollars. And unfortunately, an equal number of brilliant artists whose name and voices you'll never hear. - Paul Hudson ↗

— Tiffanie DeBartolo

#kindlehighlight #musicians #talent #equality

Nellie's brow furrowed. "The great Mr. Hip-Hop Mogul standing in line with the common peasants? How do you figure that?" Dan grinned. "I'm starting to dig this 'no cars' thing. It's a great equalizer. ↗

— Gordon Korman

#equalizers #jonah-wizard #nellie-gomez #the #equality

Ferbus stared in wonder. "He's like a bag of microwave popcorn." Driggs finally spoke, his voice equally amazed. "But popcorn tends to stop popping after a couple of minutes. He's...still going. ↗

— Gina Damico

#ferbus #scorch #equality

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#socialism #equality

If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#equality

The man or the woman in whom resides greater virtue is the higher; neither the loftiness nor the lowliness of a person lies in the body according to the sex, but in the perfection of conduct and virtues. ↗

— Christine de Pizan

#conduct #double-standards #empowerment #equality #gender