"That appropriation of resources and the transformation of them into goods and services through the European production system characterized, and characterizes to this day, all industrial systems including the information age."

-- Paul Hawken

#Age Quotes #Information Quotes #Transformation Quotes

“Despair is the central part of the psychopathology. For the handmaiden of gossip is treachery:”

Source : Alexander Cockburn (1988). “Corruptions of Empire: Life Studies & the Reagan Era”, p.185, Verso
“There is scarcely any man, how much soever he may despise the character of a flatterer, but will condescend in the meanest manner to flatter himself.”
“I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.”
“If one person is unkind to an animal it is considered to be cruelty, but if a lot of people are unkind to animals (especially in the name of profit) the cruelty is condoned and will be defended by otherwise intelligent people.”
“Women are hard on themselves. Iâ€™m trying to stop focusing on my flaws and appreciate what I love about my body.”

Source : "Emily VanCamp Talks Love, Flat Abs and Body Image" by Erin Bried, www.self.com. October 17, 2012.
“My heart always timidly hides itself behind my mind. I set out to bring down stars from the sky, then, for fear of ridicule, I stop and pick little flowers of eloquence.”
“There isn’t anything I have to be afraid of, love is the answer.”
“I wonder how many tears the ocean has swallowed, how much of the ocean is actually made of tears.”

Source : Anna Banks (2013). “Of Triton”, p.241, Macmillan

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