#called

In short, not only are things not what they seem, they are not even what they are called! ↗

— Francisco de Quevedo

#even #only #seem #short #things

Of course, Marxism is an example of what Carl Popper would have called a 'World Three' structure, in that it's got immense power as an idea, but you couldn't actually hold up anything in the world and say: 'this is Marxism'. ↗

— Alan Moore

#anything #called #carl #course #example

The egg of every species of animal or plant carries a definite number of bodies called chromosomes. The sperm carries the same number. Consequently, when the sperm unites with the egg, the fertilized egg will contain the double number of chromosomes. ↗

— Thomas Hunt Morgan

#bodies #called #carries #chromosomes #consequently

I still believe in a place called Hope. ↗

— William J. Clinton

#called #hope #i #place #still

You've got all these books on self help, getting to know yourself, doing the right thing, eating the so-called right foods, even down to what books you have on your shelves. People are encouraged to look to themselves first as opposed to being a part of society. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#books #doing #doing the right thing #down #eating

Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power. ↗

— Benito Mussolini

#corporate #fascism #government #government power #merger

Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truly die. ↗

— Guru Nanak

#called #death #die #how #knew

My childhood was really comfortable and secure, but school was a nightmare. I was a lot taller than the other girls and they called me Gitte the giraffe. ↗

— Brigitte Nielsen

#childhood #comfortable #giraffe #i #lot

Sometimes when you take strong stands, if you're not called to do it, you're dividing the audience you're trying to reach. ↗

— Joel Osteen

#called #dividing #reach #sometimes #stands

People used what they called a telephone because they hated being close together and they were scared of being alone. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#because #being #being alone #called #close