"We must stop posing as victims of the West and behaving negatively towards the West. We must participate with the West on an equal footing in the reconstruction of the world."

-- Tahar Ben Jelloun

#World Quotes #West Quotes #Victim Quotes

“We won't win until the average parent believes drug reform protects kids better than the war on drugs.”

Source : "Reformer Profile: Ethan Nadelmann" by Steve Beitler, stopthedrugwar.org. August 10, 2001.
“We want to dedicate our music tonight to the great opportunity that we all have to begin to truly understand the events of the past few days and to act upon them with courage and with compassion as we make our plans to live in a completely new world.”
“Whatever life presents us, our response can be an expression of our compassion.”

Source : FaceBook post by Sharon Salzberg from Jun 15, 2013
“Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and center your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements.”
“I grew up doing sitcoms and theater and even playing with the Beach Boys, where you're programmed to perform, your body gets into a rhythm and you know it has to perform.”
“To remain pure, a novel has to cast a moral puzzle. Anything else is mere negotiation.”
“The real love is when you wish to give something and not to get.”
“Look, at the end of the day people have to respect people's differences. I am different than some people would like me to be.”

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