"Trust is a social good to be protected just as much as the air we breathe or the water we drink. When it is damaged, the community as a whole suffers; and when it is destroyed, societies falter and collapse"

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Source : Sissela Bok (2011). “Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life”, p.63, Vintage

Sissela Bok

#Air Quotes #Water Quotes #Community Quotes

“Enlightened social engineering is required to face situations that demand global action now.”
“Heart's-ease is a flower which blooms from the grave of desire.”
“I do things in my own way, but I've never felt any need to rebel,”
“The key to success is often the ability to adapt”
“When I start to paint, it is real agony. I get nervous. The day before, I am already working up to it. Then I get to the studio and, once the image starts to emerge and come together, pleasure kicks in. And then you can see things that no other person can see.”
“It seems to be the sense that once you throw guys in prison they're not going to come out. No, they're going to come out and, you know, what kind of beast have you created from that process?”

Source : Source: bigthink.com
“40 percent of North Korean children suffer from stunted growth. 20 percent are underweight.”
“I think the actor has a tribal role as the archetypal story teller. I think there was a time when the storyteller, the priest, the healer, were all one person in one body. That person used to weave stories at night around a small fire to keep the tribe from being terrified that sun had gone down.”

Source : "Ben Kingsley Talks Oliver Twist". Interview with Julian Roman, movieweb.com. September 20, 2005.

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