#thou

The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#american idea #democratic #every #every man #god

God made man to go by motives, and he will not go without them, any more than a boat without steam or a balloon without gas. ↗

— Henry Ward Beecher

#balloon #boat #gas #go #god

It was only after five years in the army, when I was having to do a very boring job in a very boring place, that I thought: 'Why not try writing a novel?' partly out of youthful arrogance and partly because there had been a long line of writers in my mother's family. ↗

— Antony Beevor

#army #arrogance #because #been #boring

Although Darwin was able to persuade much of the world that a modern eye could be produced gradually from a much simpler structure, he did not even attempt to explain how the simple light sensitive spot that was his starting point actually worked. ↗

— Michael Behe

#actually #although #attempt #could #darwin

I thought I might be a band instructor, someone who plays all the instruments and teaches others. ↗

— Adrian Belew

#i #instructor #instruments #might #others

I just have a lot of respect for Terry and his family. He played without a mask, and his life was tragically ended. And it just means a lot to me to be up there with him and the other greats that have played that long. ↗

— Ed Belfour

#family #greats #him #his #i

I find it almost comforting to count calories, because it makes me conscious of what I'm eating. But on Super Bowl Sunday, I thought, 'Surrender to it. It's nacho time.' Then I ate nothing but Doritos all day. ↗

— Kristen Bell

#almost #ate #because #bowl #calories

I remember in the circus learning that the clown was the prince, the high prince. I always thought that the high prince was the lion or the magician, but the clown is the most important. ↗

— Roberto Benigni

#circus #clown #high #i #i always

I think coming to work and being absurd and neurotic and thoughtful at the same time is far more interesting. ↗

— Lake Bell

#being #coming #far #i #i think

And each of us can practice rights ourselves, treating each other without discrimination, respecting each other's dignity and rights. ↗

— Carol Bellamy

#discrimination #each #other #ourselves #practice