“Shoes, men, coffins; never accept the first one you see.”

“I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes. You'd know what a drag it is to see you.”

Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist

“The church has not turned the minds of men toward principles of justice, mercy and truth—it has destroyed the foundation of justice. It does not minister comfort at the coffin—it fills the mourners with fear. It has never preached a gospel of “Peace on Earth”—it has never preached “Good Will toward men.””

Robert G. Ingersoll (1833–1899) Union United States Army officer

“When women go to see men strip, we never accuse you of hating men.”

Joe Rogan (1967) American martial artist, podcaster, sports commentator and comedian

“If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.”

Michael Jordan (1963) American retired professional basketball player and businessman

“Religion is like a pair of shoes….. Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.”

George Carlin (1937–2008) American stand-up comedian

“Don’t criticize what you don’t understand, son. You never walked in that man’s shoes.”

Elvis Presley (1935–1977) American singer and actor

“For sale: baby shoes, never used.”

Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) American author and journalist

“If you want to work for the kingdom of God, and to bring it, and enter into it, there is just one condition to be first accepted. You must enter into it as children, or not at all.”

John Ruskin (1819–1900) English writer and art critic

“Every blow that they hurled at us drove one more nail into the coffin of the Empire.”

Lala Lajpat Rai (1865–1928) Indian author and politician