"Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd."

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Source : Bertrand Russell (2009). “The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell”, p.70, Routledge

Bertrand Russell

#Fear Quotes #Tolerance Quotes #Religion Quotes

“There are as many reasons why and ways to fish as there are people who do it.”

Source : Russell Chatham (1988). “Dark Waters: Essays, Short Stories and Articles”
“As a general rule of biology, migratory species are less 'aggressive' than sedentary ones. There is one obvious reason why this should be so. The migration itself, like the pilgrimage, is the hard journey: a 'leveller' on which the 'fit' survive and stragglers fall by the wayside. The journey thus pre-empts the need for hierarchies and shows of dominance. The 'dictators' of the animal kingdom are those who live in an ambience of plenty. The anarchists, as always, are the 'gentlemen of the road'.”
“The grateful person, being still the most severe exacter of himself, not only confesses, but proclaims, his debts.”
“I take a situation, analyse it, break it down, put it in the form I want it to be in, and then I toss it away. Let somebody else go deal with it.”
“So are you an inmate or a rubbernecker?" she asks. "Rubbernecker," I answer without hesitation. "You?" "I'm a screw. Or on staff, anyway. Used to be an inmate. Repeat offender. Crimes against my body. Puking sickness followed by heroin, which led to more puking sickness." I'd be surprised at her forthrightness, but that's addicts for you. The twelve steps crack 'em open and then they can't shut up.”

Source : Lauren Beukes (2010). “Zoo City”, p.149, Jacana Media
“You can't sell anything if you can't tell anything.”
“Terence McKenna says, "The culture is not your friend." I am not sure we can change this culture. But I think we can rise above it and create a new world. That's why I so deeply believe in alternative spaces. That's why I believe in the power of art and activism.”
“Prayer is your personal key to heaven.”

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