"Just as the natural environment depends on biodiversity, so the human environment depends on cultural diversity, because no one civilization encompasses all the spiritual, ethical and artistic expressions of mankind."

-- Jonathan Sacks

#Spiritual Quotes #Expression Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“I think everybody knows that you know it's a stretch, but the good part of that though is since it's such a popular show [CSI: Miami] - all these CSIs - I have had a lot of people come up to me and say that they were going to go into that field.”
“Every musician wants to do something which will hold up for a long time, and I guess we did it with 'Stairway to Heaven.'”
“What do you think of this" he asked, indicating the painting nearby. She gave him an odd look. "I think it's an enormous painting of a dog." He made a show of considering the picture and nodded seriously. "An astute observation.”
“If I thought about it, I could be bitter, but I don't feel like being bitter. Being bitter makes you immobile, and there's too much that I still want to do.”
“Am I getting nobler, better, more helpful, more humble, as I get older? Am I exhibiting the life that men take knowledge of as having been with Jesus, or am I getting more self-assertive, more deliberately determined to have my own way? It is a great thing to tell yourself the truth.”
“Nuclear weapons are intrinsically neither moral nor immoral, though they are more prone to immoral use than most weapons.”

Source : Herman Kahn (1985). “Thinking Unth 80SP”, p.31, Simon and Schuster
“It was the man's dream, and his inspiring attempt to make them come true that remain important.”
“Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.”

You may also like:

Alan Dershowitz
Lawyer
Ephraim Mirvis
Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits
Rabbi
Krista Tippett
Broadcaster
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Rabbi
Oliver Sacks
Neurologist
Richard Dawkins
Ethologist
Rowan Williams
Poet
Shmuley Boteach
Rabbi