A.Z. Black Quotes

One way or another we are all biased, but still we have the modern cortical capacity to choose whether or not to let the harmful biases dictate our behavior.

Good and evil are both fundamental features of the human mind.

The human brain always concocts biases to aid in the construction of a coherent mental life, exclusively suitable for an individual’s personal needs.

And, like the prodigal son, he had returned broken in body and also in mind to the house where he had been born, and he and his child had been welcomed with open arms.

Being a ruler is, contrary to popular notions, a calling of self-sacrifice. That is, if one wants to be a good ruler.

What would the world be like if men never ruled again?

Start thinking for yourself, ask 'why?' and even venture to say 'why should I?' and pretty soon you will have half the world at your throat for being a 'trouble maker'.

Everything was bright and white, even in the night.

Overcoming obstacles requires commitment and strength. Despite all odds, face each journey with courage, each struggle with accomplishment, and each challenge with victory.

If we don't fight for what we 'stand for' with our passionate words and honest actions, do we really 'stand' for anything?

But I didnt do anything wrong.." Which is stupid of course, things dont happen to people because they deserve them.

They say All is well In the world of sickness But we know All is sick In the world of wellness

But fairytales were, at best, dirty mirrors whose warped and pitted surfaces reflected a highly distorted view of the truth, quite different from reality.

You've got to S-M-I-L-ETo be H-A-Double-P-Y

It is a beautiful thing to be on fire for justice… there is no greater joy than inspiring and empowering others––especially the least of these, the precious and priceless wretched of the earth!

...too often it's only children and old people who speak the truth. You just have to slow down and listen.

I couldn’t imagine leaving a child. Not because it was unthinkable, but because I couldn’t imagine having a child to leave.

There's nothing quite as funny as someone else's misery - Cassel Sharpe

Dream It, Believe In It, And Achieve It.

Fear is a prison in which we place ourselves. You need only to press against the bars to realize that the door is always unlocked, and you are always free to leave.

I never take out clients. It’s bad policy.” He looked me straight in the eyes as he said it. Reaching across for the glove compartment, his arm accidentally brushed my leg.

All who hear are called. All who are called are able.

There is no shame in losing to the sword of the Prince. There is only shame in choosing not to follow Him.

I was murdered. Even though my heart continued to beat, I was very much deceased. All faded to black

We can't change the world by shouting, but our words can have meaning if we give them enough respect.

Let your dissent fuel you, your anger inspire you, your rage convey you, and your fury strike a chilling fear onto the spines of your enemies.

there are some some times in life where you have to let your feelings go and do what must be done

Before I fix the world, I have to fix myself.

While parchment may burn and gold may be stained or melted down, the things that are truly important to us will never lose their value.

Love is not measured by acts or years, but by truth between two people.

the bleakest situations bring out the hospitality in all of us, but it's during the harshest we find out how strong we really are.

With the threat of them being potential spies or saboteurs, nobody will argue against our actions, and history itself will vindicate us.

Heralds don't sing about men who lived in orthodoxy or played it safe, they sing about men who lived an uncertain future and took enough risks to make your head spin.

There is no right or wrong, only what we believe is more right or more wrong

Hate did not give way to heroism.

Respect the dead, learn from them, do not follow or avenge them.

War was easy. The hard part was cleaning up afterward.

We must kill the guard before we can enter the palace.

a true leader must be able to command with an iron fist, not just a humble heart.

Animals do not respect their master's brother, but they do respect their brothers as masters.

Even though we don't admit it, every single one of us aspires to be like somebody, whether they live in the world today, within the bard's lyrics, or on the pages in the Library

If we truly detach from our childhood and abandon our inherent romanticism, then we shred any bit of humanity left in us.

The dominoes of fate are falling down as we are speaking, and Ferriar knows what will happen when the last one crashes down.

Do not forget about the butterflies.

They were rebellious through their artistic expression and their uplifting spirits

the illusion that power lies within the hands of the common man is more important than legitimate efficiency within the government.

There was virtually no aspect of twentieth-century defense technology that had not been touched by the hands and minds of female mathematicians.

[Our] struggle for liberation has significance only if it takes place within a feminist movement that has as its fundamental goal the liberation of all people.

Women were expected to sit in the pews, receiving messages from men in the pulpit. Their role was to recognize God in their pastor, not to expect or demand that he recognize God in them.

Maybe it frightened them, to admit that a woman could be master of her fate.