#eli

Manners are of such great consequence to the novelist that any kind will do. Bad manners are better than no manners at all, and because we are losing our customary manners, we are probably overly conscious of them; this seems to be a condition that produces writers. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

#bad #bad manners #because #better #condition

I have no shame around the fact that I can be shot into suicidal feelings by certain people's treatment of me. I am no different to any other person, I therefore act as I believe any other person should be free to. ↗

— Sinead O'Connor

#am #any #around #believe #certain

It is difficult to discern a serious threat to religious liberty from a room of silent, thoughtful schoolchildren. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#difficult #discern #liberty #religious #religious liberty

The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#any #clause #community #establishment #government

The members of the court were just delighted to have a ninth member - male or female. They were all kind and welcoming. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

#delighted #female #just #kind #male

I think there's a difference between God and religion. ↗

— Sinead O'Connor

#difference #god #i #i think #religion

I've been married before, but I've never had my dream wedding in Vegas. I wanted to do it there because it's casual, quick, not religious and, most of all, very romantic. ↗

— Sinead O'Connor

#been #before #casual #dream #had

People who express suicidal feelings are least likely to act on them. ↗

— Sinead O'Connor

#express #feelings #least #likely #people

God did not intend religion to be an exercise club. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#club #did #exercise #god #intend

I believe we should appeal to people at the higher levels. ↗

— Burt Lancaster

#believe #higher #higher levels #i #i believe