"I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognising the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age"

-- Kailash Satyarthi

#Children Quotes #Humanity Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“It has been estimated that one third of our Western civilization bears the mark of its Jewish ancestry.”
“I owe the public a good performance, the best I can give. We really bust our chops on 'CHiPs' but when I go home and get a weekend off, I want to spend it quietly, with my lady.”
“That idea of not being exactly who you write as is so crucial. Even looking at those words as I type them, it feels dirty, it feels like I'm admitting something. Unfortunately, I think that's how the conversation around nonfiction is so much of the time - either defensive or accusatory. Aha! You've been caught! But the original essence of something is always lost when it's reproduced.”
“I think no matter how much you learn, there's always more to learn.”
“I believe that regardless of how many people you've listened to or emulated over the years, your sound is you and what you really feel inside.”
“On the other hand, the seventies were drab. That is, I am utterly fascinated by the fifties and sixties.”
“in a Home it must be order or ruin. Order is to the house as morality to the human being - a sheet-anchor.”
“Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country that almost shudders at the idea of creative expression.”

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