"To be ethical is to endeavor to find one's proper place in the larger scheme of things rather than to seek to assert human superiority over the natural world."

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Source : Gary Steiner (2012). “Animals and the Moral Community: Mental Life, Moral Status, and Kinship”, p.122, Columbia University Press

Gary Steiner

#World Quotes #Ethical Quotes #Natural Quotes

“The genius of a folk melody or story is not the feeling that it's original but quite the opposite - the feeling that it has existed all along.”
“Old ladies in wheelchairs with blankets over their legs, I don't think so...retired mermaids.”
“I have a problem with Mitt Romney. And it's big problem - one that extends beyond our ideological differences. My big concern is that Mitt Romney wants to become president for no other reason than because there's a possibility he can win.”
“There are certain things I want to keep to me. I don't discuss my private life.”
“Joy is the best makeup. But a little lipstick is a close runner-up.”
“New York means so much to people. If you're inclined to leave the nest, New York is where most people think they have to go, and it's been that way since the first skyscraper.”

Source : "Griffin Dunne is 'Famous'". Interview with Anthony Kaufman, www.indiewire.com. August 21, 2001.
“My hero is Roger Federer.”
“Griefs assured are felt before they come.”

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