A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes celibate clergy fanaticism
The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. Carl Sagan ambitionharmonyhuman Change image and share on social
Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works. Carl Sagan awakebasiccitizenry Change image and share on social
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. Carl Sagan bozobrotherclown share on social
An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy. Rudyard Kipling clergymotherounce Change image and share on social
That was the problem with the 'celibate' word because they don't consider for a moment that you'd rather not be, but you just are. I was never a sexual person. Morrissey celibatemomentperson Change image and share on social
I think about fanaticism - oblivion awaits, especially for minor writers, so you have to be a fanatic; you have to be a crank to keep going, but on the other hand, what else would you do with the rest of your life? You gotta do something. Cynthia Ozick awaitcrankfanatic share on social