"In the past 20 years alone, it adds up to more death than were caused by all the civil and international wars adn government repression of the entire twentieth century, the century of Hitler and Stalin. How much would we give to prevent those horrors? Yet how little are we doing to prevent today's even larger toll and all the misery that it involves? I believe that if you read this book to the end, and look honestly and carefully at our situation, assessing both the facts and the ethical arguments, you will agree that we must act."

-- Peter Singer

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“At the piano, I'm able to communicate in a way that is very intimate and direct. My approach at music is a bit like talking to a friend. You don't have to be very complicated when you speak. If you say what's in your heart, it's usually very simple.”
“The early and the latter part of human life are the best, or, at least, the most worthy of respect; the one as the age of innocence, the other of reason.”

Source : Joseph Joubert (1896). “Pensées of Joubert”
“We are really quite lucky this yeara because Christmas falls on Christmas Day”
“We have embarked upon the world's largest and longest cocktail party, and every issue imaginable is up for grabs.”

Source : "The New Influencers: A Marketer's Guide to the New Social Media". Book by Paul Gillin and ‎Geoffrey A. Moore, 2007.
“...much of what was said did not matter, and that much of what mattered could not be said.”

Source : Katherine Boo (2012). “Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity”, p.172, Random House
“As a woman, we all want to feel attractive. We all want to feel that we're making the very best of ourselves so we can accept ourselves.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“We play at the world's most beautiful beaches but in the world's most challenging conditions. It is not like you play one match and you go back to air conditioning. We do it all day long.”
“We are what we reblog.”

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