"Mozart, Pascal, Boolean algebra, Shakespeare, parliamentary government, baroque churches, Newton, the emancipation of women, Kant, Balanchine ballets, et al. donâ€™t redeem what this particular civilization has wrought upon the world. The white race is the cancer of human history."

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Source : 'Partisan Review' Winter 1967, p. 57

Susan Sontag

#Cancer Quotes #Government Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“Farming is not just for growing crops, it is for the cultivation...o f human beings!”
“The world we suggest is a new wild west. A sensuous evil world. Strange and haunting, the path of the sunâ€¦”
“The most we can hope for is to create the best possible conditions for success, then let go of the outcome. The ride is a lot more fun that way.”

Source : Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty (2013). “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success”, p.23, Penguin
“Basically, I only play one character; I just play him at different volumes.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I know that I am more than my personality, my body, and my body image.”
“For me, making the show work was getting belly laughs - like most variety artists. But the straight actor believes you fix your performance in rehearsal and that's it.”
“We care about equality and democracy within the band and outside the band. For us life is about cooperation and solidarity, not about egotism, greed, or competition. This means that we prefer to work with people and bands that have a similar sort of mentality and attitude.”
“The higher ones level of helpfulness to others, the greater wellbeing one will experience.”

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