"Every small wrong, every minor act of cruelty, every act of petty bullying was symbolic of a greater wrong. And if we ignored these small things, then did it not blunt our outrage over the larger wrongs?"

-- Alexander McCall Smith

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“These days in movies you can always come back to a location or do an insert or do something, so that's not even an issue any more. But coming back every day to the same plane, it messes with your head.”

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“Life in itself Is nothing, An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs.”
“I reflect back 35 years ago, and look how far we have come in America with our environmental policy to improve the conditions of our air and water, and we have had some real successes.”
“One has not understood until one has forgotten it.”
“The way two people can end up in the same place, find each other in a crowd, and change their lives and the lives of the people around them forever... It makes you believe in fate. And fate gives love some authority. Like it's been stamped with approval from above, if you believe in above. A godly green light. Some destined significance.”
“How old are you?â€ she asked. My answer was automatic and ingrained. â€œSeventeen.â€ â€œAnd how long have you been seventeen?â€ I tried not to smile at the patronizing tone. â€œA while,â€ I admitted. â€œOkay,â€ she said, abruptly enthusiastic. She smiled up at me.”
“Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.”
“We lead the world in only 3 categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 countries combined, 25 of whom are allies. Now none of this is the fault of 20 year old college student, but you nonetheless are without a doubt a member of the worst period generation period ever period, so when you ask what makes us the greatest country in the world I don't know what the f^&k you're talking about.”

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