"If the humanism that makes civilization civilized is to be preserved into the new century, it will need advocates. These advocates will need a memory, and part of that memory will need to be of an age in which they were not yet alive."

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Source : Clive James (2008). “Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts”, p.10, W. W. Norton & Company

Clive James

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“Peace in its real sense can never be achieved by military measures or technical fixes... It is high time for us to focus our attention on the real problems which are threatening all of us - in fact, life on this planet.”

Source : Hans-Peter Durr's Right Livelihood Award Acceptance Speech, www.rightlivelihoodaward.org. December 31, 1987.
“I have severe osteoporosis. Your bones start to collapse.”
“Be yourself' is good advice, unless you notice that people are always excusing themselves and moving away from you. In that case, try being someone else!”
“I'm a serious eater and a seriously hungry person, so I set out on that path to figure it out for myself, and of course it really resonated with other people.”
“When energy prices go up, the difficulty of projecting demand also goes up - uncertainty goes up.”
“The Saviour of mankind Himself, in whose blameless life malice could find no act to impeach, has been called in question for words spoken.”
“I'm not a big believer in doing things unilaterally. I'm a big believer in opening up a dialogue and figuring out how we can make something work for all people.”
“You must decide if you are going to rob the world or bless it with the rich, valuable, potent, untapped resources locked away within you.”

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