"That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind."

-- Mos Def

#Ideas Quotes #Humanity Quotes #And Love Quotes

“The love of esteem is the life and soul of society; it unites us to one another: I want your approbation, you stand in need of mine. By forsaking the converse of men, we forsake the virtues necessary for society; for when one is alone, one is apt to grow negligent; the world forces you to have a guard over yourself.”

Source : "A Mother's Advice to Her Son". Book by Anne Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, 1726.
“To wonder where the mind goes after the brain decays is as silly as asking where the 70-miles-per-hour have gone after a speeding auto has crashed into a tree.”
“There's nothing that says you can't change." "Not even if it changes everything else?" I shook my head. "Not even then.”
“We believe deep down that we've lost something precious and are seeking it outside ourselves, never realizing that we are carrying it within us wherever we go.”
“I love to dance, and sing - in the shower, not in public. Im too old to go raving, but my fondest memories are of that kind of thing - dancing, with lots of people, outside if possible.”
“What mortal is there of us, who would find his satisfaction enhanced by an opportunity of comparing the picture he presents to himself of his doings, with the picture they make on the mental retina of his neighbours? We are poor plants buoyed up by the air-vessels of our own conceit.”
“We should be worried about online silos. They make us stupid and hostile toward each other.”
“[It] was written and sold. I knew it was a strong story because I cared about it and believed in it. I had no idea that it would have the effect it had on the audience. While most people ignored it, of course, and continue to live full and happy lives without reading it or anything else by me, there was still a surprisingly large group who responded to the story with some fervency.”

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