Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new. – Henry David Thoreau
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Conventional people are roused to fury by departures from convention, largely because they regard such departures as a criticism of themselves. – Bertrand Russell
If youre trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. Ive had them everybody has had them. But obstacles dont have to stop you. If you run into a wall, dont turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. – Michael Jordan
No true believer could be intolerant or a persecutor. If I were a magistrate and the law carried the death penalty against atheists, I would begin by sending to the stake whoever denounced another. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau