One day our descendants will think it in…

One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings.

Quote, saying and phrase by: Franklin Thomas

One day one of my little nephews came up…

One day one of my little nephews came up to me and asked me if the equator was a real line that went around the Earth, or just an imaginary one. I had to laugh. Laugh and laugh. Because I didn’t know, and I thought that maybe by laughing he would forget what he asked me.

Quote, saying and phrase by: Jack Handey Deep Thoughts

One day President Roosevelt told me that…

One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once ‘The Unnecessary War’.

Quote, saying and phrase by: Sir Winston Churchill

One cannot play chess if one becomes awa…

One cannot play chess if one becomes aware of the pieces as living souls and of the fact that the Whites and the Blacks have more in common with each other than with the players. Suddenly one loses all interest in who will be champion.

Quote, saying and phrase by: Anatol Rapoport