A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used. – Oliver Wendell Holmes
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves. – John Locke
I dont think that fundamentalism has anything to do with Jesus Christ. They call themselves Christians, but if thats Christian, count me out. Fundamentalism is built on fear and greed. Theyre telling you to give them your money otherwise youre going to hell. – Matthew Fox
My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything but whenever a divine force cheers on our voyage, then we believe that the same fate will always blow fair. – Aeschylus
