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A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself; and a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself.

Lisa Kirk (1925-1990) American actress and singer
New York Journal American (9 Mar 1954)

I am tolerant of all creeds. Yet if any sect suffered itself to be used for political objects I would meet it by political opposition. In my view church and state should be separate, not only in form, but fact. Religion and politics should not be mingled.

Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) US President (1850-1853)
Speech (1856)

There is nothing new about poverty. What is new is that we now have the techniques and the resources to get rid of poverty. The real question is whether we have the will.

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) American clergyman and reformer
Sermon, Passion Sunday, National Cathedral, Washington (31 Mar 1968)

There is no question but that if Jesus Christ, or a great prophet from another religion, were to come back today, he would find it virtually impossible to convince anyone of his credentials despite the fact that the vast evangelical machine on American television is predicated on His imminent return among us sinners.

Peter Ustinov (1921-2004) English actor, author, director
In The Independent (25 Feb 1989)

Genius, in truth, means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.

William James (1842-1910) American psychologist and philosopher
Principles of Psychology, ch. 19 (1890)