"I am happy to accept that badge of ambivalence if that means some progress in dismantling this false opposition: writers boldly using their privileges of free speech in the morally superior West versus pathetic wimps in repressive countries we don't like."

-- Pankaj Mishra

#Country Quotes #Mean Quotes #Progress Quotes

“I would like to believe there is a God, but I think it is better to say I'm not sure there is a God and live your life with kindness and respect for people than to say I know there is a God and then do bad things,”
“In the 24 hours since this time yesterday, over 200,000 acres of rainforest have been destroyed in our world. Fully 13 million tons of toxic chemicals have been released into our environment. Over 45,000 people have died from starvation, 38,000 of them children. And more than 130 plant and animal species have been driven to extinction by the actions of humans. And all this just since yesterday.”

Source : "The Last Hours Of Ancient Sunlight: Waking up to personal and global transformation". Book by Thom Hartmann, 1998.
“Keep the inspiration alive and reach for what you want”
“Leadership is action, not position”
“Every little action of the common day makes or unmakes character.”
“I believe that regardless of how many people you've listened to or emulated over the years, your sound is you and what you really feel inside.”
“To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy.”
“Life without risks is not worth living.”

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