"Skepticism about the potential to achieve the kinds of breakthroughs we need has been a self-fulfilling prophecy."

-- Ted Nordhaus

#Self Quotes #Needs Quotes #Kind Quotes

“Fashion is a very particular world, as you know.”
“Only religion could justify killing an adult with a family because he carried out abortions of unwanted or unhealthy fetuses that don't even have the intelligence of a typical fish.”
“Our behavior is different. How often have you seen a headline like this?--TWO DIE ATTEMPTING RESCUE OF DROWNING CHILD. If a man gets lost in the mountains, hundreds will search and often two or three searchers are killed. But the next time somebody gets lost just as many volunteers turn out. Poor arithmetic, but very human. It runs through all our folklore, all human religions, all our literature--a racial conviction that when one human needs rescue, others should not count the price.”
“there was a beautiful princess with a prince kissing her lips only the prince was totally ugly”
“One thing you learn from surfing is how to operate in the present. It's really what the surfing experience is all about.”
“You was talkin' out of yer head last night, too," chortles Davy. "No one's gonna fancy me. I'm gonna be ugly and no on'es gonna fancyme!" he mimics, mincing about the hammock. "You are such a rum cove, Jacky, for thinkin' such things when yer just about beat t' death! Fancy me? Fancy me? Jacky, no one's gonna fancy us, we're all gonna end up lookin' like Snag!" "Which is how a salty dog sailor's supposed to look," says Willy with a firm nod. "And you're halfway there, Jack-o!" crows Tink. Ah, the sweet comfort of friends.”
“If you are not a better person tomorrow than you are today, what need have you for a tomorrow?”
“Hey, if I had my choice for social engineering, I'd declare an automatic R-rating for any movie that depicts television commercials. There's a truly dangerous influence on our children.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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