Awful Truth

Famous quotes containing the words awful and/or truth:

“Silence is the general consecration of the universe. Silence is the invisible laying on of the Divine Pontiff’s hands upon the world. Silence is at once the most harmless and the most awful thing in all nature. It speaks of the Reserved Forces of Fate. Silence is the only Voice of our God.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)

“Racism keeps people who are being managed from finding out the truth through contact with each other.”
—Shirley Chisholm (b. 1924)