"Most people do not go to the dentist until they have a toothache; most societies do not reform abuses until the victims begin to make life uncomfortable for others."

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Source : Charles Philip Issawi (1991). “Issawi's laws of social motion”, Darwin Pr

Charles Issawi

#People Quotes #Abuse Quotes #Reform Quotes

“I can do Shakespeare, Ibsen, English accents, Irish accents, no accent, stand on my head, tap dance, sing, look 17 or look 70.”
“The thing about being a mystery writer, what marks a mystery writer out from a chick lit author or historical fiction writer, is that you always find a mystery in every situation.”
“Some bridges you crossed on your own, no matter who drove you to the edge”
“True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue.”
“I've always found that word [â€œhipsterâ€] is used with such disdain, like it's always used by chubby bloggers who aren't getting laid anymore and are bored, and they're just so mad at these young kids for going out and getting wasted and having fun and being fashionable,”
“Information is only useful when it can be understood”
“The whole sum and substance of human history may be reduced to this maxim: that when man departs from the divine means of reaching the divine end, he suffers harm and loss.”
“Don't be yourself. Be someone a little nicer.”

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