What we call 'evil' doesn't necessarily deserve any kind of respect or understanding, by any means; it just deserves an acknowledgement of its complexity so we can better understand it - so we can help prevent it. Bryan Singer acknowledgementcallcomplexity share on social
What we call generosity is for the most part only the vanity of giving; and we exercise it because we are more fond of that vanity than of the thing we give. Francois de La Rochefoucauld callexercisefond Change image and share on social
What we call luck is the inner man externalized. We make things happen to us. Robertson Davies callexternalizehappen Change image and share on social
What we call Man's power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with Nature as its instrument. C. S. Lewis callexerciseinstrument Change image and share on social
What we call 'morals' is simply blind obedience to words of command. Havelock Ellis blindcallcommand Change image and share on social
What we call National-Socialism is the poisonous perversion of ideas which have a long history in German intellectual life. Thomas Mann callgermanhistory Change image and share on social
What we call progress is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance. Havelock Ellis callexchangenuisance Change image and share on social
What we call real estate - the solid ground to build a house on - is the broad foundation on which nearly all the guilt of this world rests. Nathaniel Hawthorne broadbuildcall Change image and share on social
What we call reality is an agreement that people have arrived at to make life more livable. Louise Berliawsky Nevelson agreementarrivecall Change image and share on social
What we call soul has been around a long time. It comes out of a particular culture that is African in origin, but influenced by 250 years of slavery, as well as other forms of racial oppression. Roy Ayers africancallculture Change image and share on social
