"We discover that we are at the same time very insignificant and very important, because each of our actions is preparing the humanity of tomorrow; it is a tiny contribution to the construction of the huge and glorious final humanity"

-- Jean Vanier

#Humanity Quotes #Important Quotes #Tiny Quotes

“If you are determined and confident, there is nothing in this great existence that can stop you from achieving what you want.”
“There is something about a home aquarium which sets my teeth on edge the moment I see it. Why anyone would want to live with a small container of stagnant water populated by a half-dead guppy is beyond me.”
“I've not sat with my agent going: 'Where is the next hopeless girl I can play?' They just come along.”
“Relationships are like apples: they can be sweet and satisfying. But once you bite into a bad one, it's hard to go back to the barrel again.”
“The corporations that profit from permanent war need us to be afraid. Fear stops us from objecting to government spending on a bloated military. Fear means we will not ask unpleasant questions of those in power. Fear permits the government to operate in secret. Fear means we are willing to give up our rights and liberties for promises of security. The imposition of fear ensures that the corporations that wrecked the country cannot be challenged. Fear keeps us penned in like livestock.”

Source : Chris Hedges (2011). “Death of the Liberal Class”, p.21, Nation Books
“As a single atom man is an enigma: as a whole he is a mathematical problem. As an individual he is a free agent, as a species the offspring of necessity.”

Source : William Winwood Reade (1874). “The Martyrdom of Man”, p.186
“If you want someoneâ€™s attention, whisper.”
“Each of us has a private Austen.”

Source : Karen Joy Fowler (2005). “The Jane Austen Book Club”, p.1, Penguin

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