"Nobody can pretend to know what people want to read or hear or see. People rarely know it themselves; they only know it after the fact."

-- Cecelia Ahern

#People Quotes #Want Quotes #Facts Quotes

“The idea [the government's 'You Win' campaign] is that instead of young people in Nigeria waiting to get employment, they should create their own jobs and employ their peers and employ other people.”
“I saw this huge billboard that said: 'Abortion Hurts' and then it had a drawing of a butterfly. Who is that for? Is there a lady who's going to see that and be like, 'Oh, I was going to get an abortion but now that I realize it hurts I guess I'll just give birth to a child! 'Cause I know that's painless and raising it should be a snap!'”
“When feeding time comes around, there is nothing a hawk likes better than a nice, fat, peaceful dove.”
“There is so much life underneath the water that we dont know about.”
“One might say science is the sum total of our knowledge of the universe, the great library of the known, but the practice of science happens at the border between the known and the unknown. Standing on the shoulders of giants, we peer into the darkness with eyes opened not in fear but in wonder.”

Source : Professor Brian Cox, Andrew Cohen (2011). “Wonders of the Universe”, p.19, HarperCollins UK
“Applause waits on success.”
“All people who have reached the point of becoming nations tend to despise foreigners, but there is not much doubt that the English-speaking races are the worst offenders. One can see this from the fact that as soon as they become fully aware of any foreign race they invent an insulting nickname for it.”
“Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.”

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