The greatest writers have been, at heart, parochial, provincial in their rootedness. — Derek Walcott Copy Share Image
I grew up in a house with no running water, 16 miles from the closest place that had a post office. I… — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
“Being bigheaded can be as irritating and as dangerous as being small-minded.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I'd grown up very Catholic, parochial school, and Warlock was a way of working a lot of things out. — Jim Starlin Copy Share Image
The elevation of parochial values to the realm of the sacred is a license to dismiss other people's interests, and an imperative… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
Empathy has some unfortunate features - it is parochial, narrow-minded, and innumerate. We're often at our best when we're smart enough not… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
