"Strength is the outcome of need; security sets a premium on feebleness. The work of ameliorating the conditions of life -- the true civilizing process that makes life more and more secure -- had gone steadily on to a climax... And the harvest was what I saw."

-- H. G. Wells

#Outcomes Quotes #Saws Quotes #Needs Quotes

“Sometimes the path you're on is not as important as the direction you're heading.”
“Before I was a Discordian, I took life much too seriously. When you take life too seriously you start to wonder what the point of it all is. When you wonder what the point is in life, you fall into a trap of thinking there is one. When you think there is a point, you finally realize there is no point. And what point is there in living like that? Nowadays I skip the search for a point and find, instead, the punch lines.”

Source : "Principia Discordia". Book by Greg Hill and Kerry Thornley, 1965.
“It's strictly coincidental that Pluto of course was named for the god of the underworld and we're describing these Halloween moons”
“I think history has less of an impact on current times than the stories that we tell ourselves about that history [do].”
“Believing you are worthy of love means that you believe I deserve to be treated well - with respect and dignity. I deserve to be cherished and adored by someone. I am worthy of an intimate and fulfilling relationship. I won't settle for less than I deserve. I will do whatever it takes to create that for myself.”
“Family is the only anchor that will hold in a choppy sea.”
“Worship is the proper response of all moral, sentient beings to God, ascribing all honor and worth to their Creator-God precisely because he is worthy, delightfully so.”
“I want us to be judged by the impact we have on the health of the people of Africa and the health of women. Improvements in the health of the people of Africa and the health of women are key indicators of the performance of WHO. This is a health organization for the whole world... But we must focus our attention on the people in greatest need.”

Source : Speech to the World Health Assembly, www.who.int. November 9, 2006.

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