#hum

Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion. ↗

— Tennessee Williams

#inspirational #humor

Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must — at that moment — become the center of the universe. ↗

— Elie Wiesel

#inspirational #responsibility #inspirational

You might not think a hippo could inspire terror. Screaming “Hippo!” doesn’t have the same impact as screaming “Shark!” But I’m telling you—as the Egyptian Queen careened to one side, its paddle wheel lifting completely out of the water, and I saw that monster emerge from the deep, I nearly discovered the hieroglyphs for accident in my pants. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#terror #humor

A women can run, hide, play and have fun but she will shine far better when she just smiles without none. ↗

— Santosh Kalwar

#inspirational #love #truth #humor

You can't believe that AIDS is a curse from God against Gays without accepting that Lyme Disease is a curse from the same God against Deer Hunters... ↗

— T. Rafael Cimino

#inspirational #obama #political #religeous #religion

... human beings fear the unknown. So, whatever's freaking you out, grab it by the balls and say hello. ↗

— Justin Halpern

#inspiration #humor

Mankind is a single body and each nation a part of that body. We must never say "What does it matter to me if some part of the world is ailing?" If there is such an illness, we must concern ourselves with it as though we were having that illness. ↗

— Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

#humanity #inspirational #inspirational

If success or failure of this planet and of human beings depended on how I am and what I do... HOW WOULD I BE? WHAT WOULD I DO? ↗

— Richard Buckminster Fuller

#humanity #inspirational #today #inspirational

Culture is an elevated expression of the inner voice which the different peoples of the Earth have heard in the depths of their being, a voice which conveys the vibrant compassion and wisdom of the cosmic life. For different cultures to engage in interaction is to catalyze each other's souls and foster mutual understanding. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#destiny #happiness #humanism #inspirational #karma

Honestly, Jared, one thing at a time. Why are you in a well with me? This is a really bad rescue!" [...] "I called the police as I was running to the well. I'm sure they're coming." "Did they say they were coming?" Kami asked suspiciously. "Or did you shout, 'Kami's in the well!' before jumping in the well too, thus loosing your phone and making sure the police think it was some kids playing a dumb joke?" Jared paused. [...] "Alternate plan," Jared said. "Do you have a very intelligent collie who might communicate through a system of barks to your parents that little Kami is in the well? ↗

— Sarah Rees Brennan

#jared #kami #communication