"To me, it really seems visible today that ethics is not something exterior to the economy, which, as technical matter, could function on its own; rather, ethics is an interior principle of the economy itself, which cannot function if it does not take account of the human values of solidarity and reciprocal responsibility."

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Pope Benedict XVI

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“We must cast away everything which hinders us upon our road towards heaven â€“ the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye and the pride of life; the love of riches, pleasures and honors, the spirit of lukewarmness and carelessness and indifference about the things of God â€“ all must be rooted out and forsaken if we are anxious for the prize. We must mortify the deeds of the body, we must crucify our affections for this world.”
“Life is that perfect fine line between ironies.”

Source : "The Imperfect Harmony of Serj Tankian". Interview with Chris Carle, www.ign.com. September 27, 2010.
“Most of us, I suppose, have a secret country but for most of us it is only an imaginary country. Edmund and Lucy were luckier than other people in that respect.”
“One thing you have to give up is attaching importance to what people see in you.”
“Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable or unwilling to commit aid to improve the lives of their people.”
“It took a long time, but my heart now feels full when I think of him. When you fall in love againâ€”which I haveâ€”it's funny the other things that come back in with that open-ness. You have this ghost chorus of the lovers who came before, but they're benign now, they're good spirits.”
“What the hell am I doing with my life?”
“I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.”

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