Ethel Watts Mumford Quotes
The danger lies not in the big ears of little pitchers, but in the large mouths.
Quotes to Explore
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My father got me involved in the game when I was four years old.
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People want to be friends with someone who likes to have a good time.
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Threats that could wipe out the bulk of life on earth abound. Planetary catastrophe could come in the form of a killer asteroid impact, the eruption of massive supervolcanoes, a nearby gamma ray burst that sterilizes the earth, or by human-driven environmental collapse.
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There is nothing intrinsic linking any religion with any act of violence. The crusades don't prove that Christianity was violent. The Inquisition doesn't prove that Christianity tortures people. But that Christianity did torture people.
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I'm concerned and alarmed about the images of girls and women that are broadcast every single minute.
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It wasn't a new idea. During the war against the French we had this kind of broadcast for the French soldiers.
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Every woman is a character - but people need to see I'm a regular human. It's like you wear a pink wig and you're no longer human all of sudden.
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Timing has a lot to with art.
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The flag of your nation - wave it! Begin to separate your nation from whatever covenant your forefathers must have had. Break the covenant of corruption/ stealing/ killing/ destruction/ idolatry - break it right now!
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You can wear your hair long or wear a beard because you want to show that you are interested in thought, in psychological endeavors rather than appearance.
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When in Boston, I shall be able to take you out to dinner, if not to bed. I should greatly prefer the latter, but I must accept my lot.
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The soul is often hungrier than the body and no shop can sell it food.
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I predict that this will be the greatest book ever and it will sell more than any other book in history.
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I was a punk before it got its name. I had that hairstyle and purple lipstick.
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When you're growing up, you want to feel part of something.
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Everybody has the right to express what he thinks. That, of course, lets the crackpots in. But if you cannot tell a crackpot when you see one, then you ought to be taken in.
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If civilization is in danger today... it will do so with the enthusiastic assistance of credulous people. They seem to me more dangerous than the most brazen leaders, because everything is done with their cooperation.
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There is danger in courage. Cowardice is a power for good. We hardly know what it prevents.
