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she was the dumbest bitch on the planet.
— Toni Morrison
Carol, if you could be a member of the opposite sex for twenty-four hours, and then pop back and be yourself again, who would you be and what would you do?" My mind started racing like mad. Opposite sex? For twenty-four hours? Who would I be? What would I do? I said a quick little prayer. Please, let me just open my mouth and have whatever comes out make sense. I took a deep breath and what came out was this: "I'd be Osama bin Laden, and I'd kill myself.
— Carol Burnett
Abortion is advocated only by persons who have themselves been born.
— Ronald Reagan
Sir, a woman preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well: but you are surprised to find it done at all.
— Samuel Johnson
Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other.
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
And I've noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born.
— Ronald Reagan
When has religion ever been unifying? Religion has introduced many wars in this world, enough bloodshed and violence.
— Elie Wiesel
We've lost more men to homosexuality than we ever did in two world wars.
— Erica Jong
Here's a nation, one of the founding pillars was freedom of speech and freedom of expression. And yet, we have imposed upon people restrictions on what they can say, on what they can think. And the media is the largest proponent of this, crucifying people who say things really quite innocently.
— Ben Carson
I'm against redefining marriage historically 5,000 years... because then it'll be re-defined. What if it's between a brother and a sister?
— Rick Warren
The defense of marriage is the defense of freedom. Neither of which is obsolete.
— Nancy Pearcey
The line, often adopted by strong men in controversy, of justifying the means by the end.
— St. Jerome