"We're losing social skills, the human interaction skills, how to read a person's mood, to read their body language, how to be patient until the moment is right to make or press a point. Too much exclusive use of electronic information dehumanises what is a very, very important part of community life and living together."

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Source : "Archbishop Vincent Nichols voices fears over social networking sites". www.theguardian.com. August 2, 2009.

Vincent Nichols

#Skills Quotes #Community Quotes #Important Quotes

“Yeah, you know, if I'm having an emotional scene I do like to go off and be by myself; not to say that I'm a method actor or anything like that, but for scenes like that that are more emotional, I do like to take that night off and not be so social.”
“Reserving judgements is a matter of infinite hope.”
“Those who say that climate change doesn't exist are being understood as the flat-earthers that they are, as the people who deny the link between smoking and cancer, as the people who denied the link between HIV and AIDS.”

Source : "Stern: Climate change deniers are 'flat-earthers'" by Sunny Hundal, www.theguardian.com. March 10, 2009.
“How beautiful to find a heart that loves you, without asking you for anything, but to be okay.”
“And every human being is precious.”
“To not forgive is to drink a little poison each day and expect the other person to die.”
“Juliet shook her head. The thought of eating anything made her feel nauseous. "No thanks, I'm not hungry." "Oh yeah, the heartbreak diet," nodded Trudy sagely. "Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.”

Source : Alexandra Potter (2004). “Calling Romeo”, p.310, Simon and Schuster
“In essay writing, I'm trying to push the form of expository writing. I'm trying to remember, trying to reckon, trying to find connections with the world, the nation and me, but I'm always trying to push the form, too, without being too obvious that I'm trying to push the form.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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