quotes about Mendel

“My dad's a very sensitive man, but as the archetypal rebellious teenager, I didn't realise that.”

“In terms of my inspirations to become an artist, I think they come from early ideas and impressions about community, and the type of community I wanted to be in, and the type of thinking I wanted to do.”

Source : Interview with Rachel Kushner, www.believermag.com. May 2003.

“California has become the first American state where there is no majority race, and we're doing just fine. If you look around the room, you can see a microcosm of what we can do in the world. . . . You should be hopeful on balance about the future. But it's like any future since the beginning of time -- you're going to have to make it.”

“Righteous willin, the only thing supreme swimmin'.”

“I want to say one word to the men who are present. I fear you think the 'new woman' is going to wipe you off the planet, but be not afraid. All who have mothers, sisters, wives or sweethearts will be very well looked after.”

“The people who get what they’re after are very often the ones who just stick around long enough.”

“In wretched outcomes, the devil is in the details.”

“I want a church I can stay in for years. I don't want surprises, scandals, or secrets from my church leaders.”

Source : Ted Haggard (2008). “Dog Training, Fly Fishing, and Sharing Christ in the 21st Century: Empowering Your Church to Build Community Through Shared Interests”, p.15, Thomas Nelson Inc

“Raven: So Alexander, now we know what we do all day. What do you do? Alexander: I spend it thinking about you.”

“Took two drags off the blunts, and started breaking down the flag: The blue is for the Crips, the red is for the Bloods, The whites for the cops, and the stars come from the clubs Or the slugs that ignite, through the night, By the dawn early light, why is sons fighting for the stripe?”