"There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless."

-- Chinua Achebe

#Thinking Quotes #Allies Quotes #Moral Quotes

“There are so many angles to follow up: government incompetence, sophisticated charity scams, how insurance companies treat victims, construction of the levees, who will start ripping off the billions of dollars available in new contracts. Every single one of these stories is going to be a big one.”
“Well-functioning financial systems are important in achieving sustained economic growth. They play a crucial role in channeling household savings into the corporate sector and allocating investment funds among firms.”
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”

Source : Maya Angelou (2010). “Letter To My Daughter”, p.7, Hachette UK
“Let the perfectionist play postal.”
“There's a very basic human, non-verbal aspect to our need to make music and use it as part of our human expression. It doesn't have to do with body movements, it doesn't have to do with articulation of a language, but with something spiritual.”

Source : "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" CD liner notes,
“The life of sense begins by assuming that we can only fitfully live the life of reason.”
“Of course, Jastrow's comment is exaggerated at best; theologians hardly predicted the Big Bang. If our universe turns out to be closed, hence with an end, this does not mean apocalyptic visions of the end of the world were on target. And even if a beginning for the universe is a successful prediction of one version of theism, this is still not that impressive. After all, even a stopped clock is right twice a day. The Big Bang becomes strong support for God only with an argument showing that such a beginning requires a Creator.”
“I love to take chances. I love first-time directors. I love super-low-budget movies. I've done 80-something movies, and I want to just keep experimenting. First-time directors have new, fresh ideas, and lot of times they're risking a lot to do it, so it means so much to them. They're not just hired; they have their heart on the line, because if you've gone that far, you're probably a very passionate person.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

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