Vanna Bonta (1958–2014) Italian-American writer, poet, inventor, actress, voice artist (1958-2014)
The Universe - Sex in Space (2008)
Vanna Bonta (1958–2014) Italian-American writer, poet, inventor, actress, voice artist (1958-2014)
The Universe - Sex in Space (2008)
Haile Selassie (1892–1975) Emperor of Ethiopia
Address to the World Evangelical Congress in Berlin (28 October 1966).
Context: This age above all ages is a period in history when it should be our prime duty to preach the Gospel of Grace to all our fellow men and women. The love shown in Christ by our God to mankind should constrain all of us who are followers and disciples of Christ to do all in our power to see to it that the Message of Salvation is carried to those of our fellows for whom Christ Our Saviour was sacrificed but who have not had the benefit of hearing the good news. Since nobody can interfere in the realm of God we should tolerate and live side by side with those of other faiths.
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
Source: Attributed in posthumous publications, Einstein and the Poet (1983), p. 10
George MacDonald (1824–1905) Scottish journalist, novelist
Source: Unspoken Sermons: Series I, II, III
Nick Drake (poet) (1961) British writer
Ch 11
The Rahotep series, Book 2: Tutankhamun
“We must demand the highest order of integrity and ability in our public men”
Theodore Roosevelt The Strenuous Life
1900s, The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses (1900), The Strenuous Life
Context: Let us, as we value our own self-respect, face the responsibilities with proper seriousness, courage, and high resolve. We must demand the highest order of integrity and ability in our public men who are to grapple with these new problems. We must hold to a rigid accountability those public servants who show unfaithfulness to the interests of the nation or inability to rise to the high level of the new demands upon our strength and our resources. Of course we must remember not to judge any public servant by any one act, and especially should we beware of attacking the men who are merely the occasions and not the causes of disaster.
Emma Goldman (1868–1940) anarchist known for her political activism, writing, and speeches
What is Patriotism? (1908)
“We can't even say that God exists because our notion of existence is too limited to apply to God.”
Karen Armstrong (1944) author and comparative religion scholar from Great Britain
Ode interview (2009)
Context: People like Thomas Aquinas would say we can't talk about God as a creator because we can only have in our heads the idea of a human creator and that can't apply to God. We can't even say that God exists because our notion of existence is too limited to apply to God. People were instructed to think about this in those terms.
Thomas Savundaranayagam (1938) Sri Lankan Tamil bishop
Mgr Emmanuel Fernando, the new bishop of Mannar, in the service of Tamils http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Mgr-Emmanuel-Fernando,-the-new-bishop-of-Mannar,-in-the-service-of-Tamils-42413.html (November 24, 2017)