„I will show you the way
To Africa comes Santa Claus
and before Paris stands Mickey Mouse.“

„"In all this world there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child," says good old Santa Claus; and if he had his way the children would all be beautiful, for all would be happy.“

—  L. Frank Baum, kniha The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1902)

„God can be funny
When told he'll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious…“

—  Regina Spektor American singer-songwriter and pianist 1980

"Laughing With"
Far (2009)
Kontext: No one laughs at God when the cops knock on their door
And they say "We've got some bad news, sir."

No one's laughing at God when there's a famine, fire or flood But God can be funny
At a cocktail party when listening to a good God-themed joke
Or when the crazies say He hates us
And they get so red in the head you think they're 'bout to choke God can be funny
When told he'll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa Claus
God can be so hilarious...

„Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself. It is as if they are showing you the way.“

—  Donald Miller, kniha Blue Like Jazz: nonreligious thoughts on Christian spirituality

Blue Like Jazz (2003, Nelson Books)

„Don't be cross with me that I've come all of a sudden [to move from Antwerp to Paris]. I've thought about it so much and I think we'll save time this way. Will be at the Louvre from midday, or earlier if you like. A reply, please, to let me know when you could come to the Salle Carrée. As for expenses, I repeat, it comes to the same thing. I have some money left, that goes without saying, and I want to talk to you before spending anything.“

—  Vincent Van Gogh Dutch post-Impressionist painter (1853-1890) 1853 - 1890

Quote in his letter to Theo van Gogh, from Paris, on or about Sunday, 28 February 1886; from original text of letter 567 - vangoghletters online http://vangoghletters.org/vg/letters/let567/letter.html
Van Gogh went hotfoot from Antwerp to Paris with no prior warning; later he confessed he left Antwerp without paying his bills
1880s, 1886

„I knew then and I know now that, when it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can't sugarcoat it, You have to take a stand and say, 'This is not right.“

—  Claudette Colvin African-American civil rights movement leader 1939

Claudette Colvin http://www.biography.com/people/claudette-colvin-11378 at biography.com, accessed 2 Nov 2013.

„By the way, for the kids at home, Santa just is white, but this person is arguing that maybe we should also have a black Santa. Santa is what he is, and just so you know, we're just debating this because someone wrote about it, kids.“

—  Megyn Kelly American reporter 1970

„I love you, you see… and I fear I have no way to say or show it that isn't terrible, except coming here. I would kill everyone in the world for you, if you wanted……. Or not obviously“

—  Holly Black, kniha The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

Zdroj: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

„Romance isn't in my repertoire, Eva. But a thousand ways to make you come are. Let me show you.“

—  Sylvia Day, kniha Bared to You

Zdroj: Bared to You

„My last words? "Life is no way to treat an animal, not even a mouse."“

—  Kurt Vonnegut American writer 1922 - 2007

I Love You, Madame Librarian (2004)

„I mean, when the world comes for your children, with the knives out, it's your job to stand in the way.“

—  Joe Hill Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World 1879 - 1915

Zdroj: Horns

„The tendency in Africa for nations to become independent and, at the same time, the need to do justice to all, does not only mean being just to the black man of Africa but also being just to the white man of Africa. They are the people, not only in the Union but throughout major portions of Africa, who brought civilisation here, who made possible the present development of black nationalism by bringing the natives education, by showing them the Western way of life, by bringing to Africa industry and development, by inspiring them with the ideals which Western civilisation has developed for itself.“

—  Hendrik Verwoerd Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 until his assassination in 1966 1901 - 1966

As Prime Minister in Parliament on 3 February 1960, in his impromptu reply to Harold Macmillan’s ‘Wind of Change’ speech, 10 quotes by Hendrik Verwoerd (Politics Web) https://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/hendrik-verwoerd-10-quotes-hendrik-verwoerd-politics-web-20-september-2016, sahistory.org.za (20 September 2016)

„The oath in any way or form you please,
I stand resolv'd to take it.“

—  Philip Massinger English writer 1583 - 1640

Duke of Milan (1623), Act I, scene iii.

„There's no way I could pay you back but my plan is to show you that I understand, you are appreciated“

—  Tupac Shakur rapper and actor 1971 - 1996

„I couldn't stand it. I still can't stand it. I can't stand the way things are. I cannot tolerate this age.“

—  Walker Percy Southern philosophical novelist 1916 - 1990

„[Paris, as modern city] is beautiful in its perfection, but perfection means death and decay. Thus interfering with the process of dying is a crime against perfection: it stands in the way of a higher perfection.“

—  Piet Mondrian Peintre Néerlandais 1872 - 1944

Quote of Mondrian in 'Natuurlijke en abstracte realiteit', Piet Mondriaan, in 'De Stijl' III, 1920, p. 75
1920's

„We've sure come a long way since then. Sometimes I wish we hadn't. I hate H-bombs and the Jerry Springer show.“

—  Kurt Vonnegut, kniha A Man Without a Country

A Man Without a Country (2005)

„What's evil for the hawk is the mouse because, you know, the mouse is quick and gets away but I did this one realization every scientist goes through at one point… if you gave the hawk power, the power of God, the first thing the hawk might do is to slow down the mouse. But then the hawk would lose it's speed. And then if you slow the mouse all the way down, so it can just barely move, the hawk would lose its flight. So that in a weird way the tension between those two say natural enemies is what gives birth to their beauty. So I definitely feel that the tension we have right now within the human community in particular — that those are ultimately going to be resolved with a deeper harmony and a deeper appreciation for one another.“

—  Brian Swimme American cosmologist 1950

Meaningoflife.tv interview, 2013

„You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically, then that's immoral and harmful. If you don't upset people, then that's obscenity.“

—  Roman Polanski Polish-French film director, producer, writer, actor, and rapist 1933

As quoted in Shakespearean Criticism : Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations (1985) by Laurie Lanzen Harris, p. 11

„Juke glanced into her cup before tipping it down to her mouth. "Screw you!"
"Now come on, sugar, you know I don't swing that way."
"Whatever!“

—  Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo

Zdroj: Magic Bleeds