"Developing our sympathetic compassion is not only possible but the only reason for us to be here on earth."

-- George Saunders

#Compassion Quotes #Earth Quotes #Reason Quotes

“One cannot find a healthy economy anywhere in the world that does not have a strong industrial base, period.”
“I wanted to go to Rome. I got an offer to do an Italian film and I went.”
“How does any idea come to your mind? I don't know.”
“Call me old-fashioned, but I believe that morality is not just a matter of opinion.”
“Persecution is the first law of society because it is always easier to suppress criticism than to meet it.”
“Youâ€™re going to leave me, arenâ€™t you? â€¦ Youâ€™ve had enough of me, havenâ€™t you? Youâ€™re probably so tired of all this crying and all these moods, and Iâ€™ve got to tell you, so am I. So am I. Sometimes it seems like my mind has a mind of its own, like I just get hysterical, like itâ€™s something I canâ€™t control at all. And I donâ€™t know what to do, and I feel so sorry for you because you donâ€™t know what to do either. And Iâ€™m sure youâ€™re going to leave me now.”
“I have always believed that everyone has the potential to do something extraordinary if they're guided and helped along the way.”
“Any alternative culture that inspires a lot of passion and inspiration is also in danger of being set in its ways, almost from the moment it's born.”

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