"Oppression involves a failure of the imagination: the failure to imagine the full humanity of other human beings."

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Source : Margaret Atwood (1984). “Second words: selected critical prose”, Beacon Press, 1984

Margaret Atwood

#Diversity Quotes #Imagination Quotes #Humanity Quotes

“He needed fresh air and sunshine. A walk in the woods and afterward a good book to read by the fire. Yeah, that was the life.”

Source : Josh Lanyon (2010). “Fair Game”, p.67, Carina Press
“Once we know that people are human and have some Homer Simpson in them, then there's a lot that can be done to manipulate them.”

Source : "Glenn Beck: Are You a Radical?". "Glenn Beck", www.foxnews.com. September 21, 2010.
“Life divides into amazing enjoyable times and appalling experiences that will make future amazing anecdotes.”
“I always feel like an idiot every time I fly first class because Iâ€™m a kid. And I just sit there, and everyoneâ€™s got their newspapers and theyâ€™re on the computer, and Iâ€™m like, â€˜Can I get a coloring book, please? Can I get some crayons?â€™”
“The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.”
“It's the age of reason for the anarchist.”
“It is science that brings us an understanding of the true complexity of natural systems. The insights from the science of ecology are teaching us how to work with the checks and balances of nature, and encouraging a new, rational, limited-input, environmentally sound means of vineyard management that offers a third way between the ideologically driven approach of Biodynamics and conventional chemical-based agricultural systems.”

Source : Jamie Goode (2005). “The Science of Wine: From Vine to Glass”, p.60, Univ of California Press
“Stop telling the truth about my record!”

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