"One thing that attracts me in Daoism and Heidegger is a delicate combination of recognizing deep differences between human being and any other kind of being, and a desire, nevertheless, to cultivate an intimacy with animals, trees, mountains and so on."

-- David E. Cooper

#Animal Quotes #Differences Quotes #Tree Quotes

“The most important thing about global warming is this. Whether humans are responsible for the bulk of climate change is going to be left to the scientists, but it's all of our responsibility to leave this planet in better shape for the future generations than we found it.”
“I saw two clouds at morning Tinged by the rising sun, And in the dawn they floated on And mingled into one.”

Source : John Gardiner Calkins BRAINARD (1842). “The Poems of John G. C. Brainard. A New and Authentic Collection, with an Original Memoir of His Life. [With a Portrait.]”, p.19
“It's hard to invent a new thing, and it's just as hard to invent another new thing.”
“(E)ach generation thinks it invented sex; each generation is totally mistaken. Anything along that line today was commonplace both in Pompeii and in Victorian England; the differences lie only in the degree of coverup -- if any.”
“The gods sell to us all the goods which they give us.”
“Stolen sweets are best.”

Source : 'The Rival Fools' (1709) act 1, sc. 1
“Human beings are much better at breaking up than they are at getting together. The instinct to get together is very powerful, but it doesn't last long.”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com
“There are brands out there, plus-size brands, that all they want to do is sell their clothes and be done.”

Source : "Danielle Brooks, Gabourey Sidibe and More Dance in Lingerie to Prove 'This Body Is Beautiful'". Interview with Colleen Kratofil, people.com. October 04, 2016.

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