"From imperial, economic and ideological causes, many cultures are the inheritors, and hence the prisoners, of attitudes of scorn and disdain for other faiths â€“ outlooks which are not ennobling to anyone."

-- Idries Shah

#Attitude Quotes #Culture Quotes #Causes Quotes

“Habituated from our Infancy to trample upon the Rights of Human Nature, every generous, every liberal Sentiment, if not extinguished, is enfeebled in our Minds.”
“I don't know much, But when push comes to shove, I definitely don't believe, There's such a thing as wrong love.”
“And see the rivers how they run Through woods and meads, in shade and sun, Sometimes swift, sometimes slow, Wave succeeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like human life to endless sleep!”

Source : John Dyer (1822). “The Poems of J. D. The Life of J. D. by Dr. Johnson. The British Poets, Etc”, p.120
“All the Saints of God are there to protect me, to sustain me and to carry me. And your prayers, my dear friends, your indulgence, your love, your faith and your hope accompany me.”
“I'm pro responsible choice. You know, there is choice to abstain, choice to do contraception. There are all kinds of good choices”
“The most important lesson of New Labour is this: Every time we made progress we did it by challenging the conventional wisdom.”

Source : "Labour conference: Ed Miliband speech in full". www.theguardian.com. September 28, 2010.
“We each have two human needs: To learn and grow & to be respected, accepted and loved the way you are. Even though feedback facilitates learning and growth, it conflicts with our need to feel respected. This is a key reason we resist feedback.”
“Whoever heard of a midwife as a literary heroine? Yet midwifery is the very stuff of drama. Every child is conceived either in love or lust, is born in pain, followed by joy or sometimes remorse. A midwife is in the thick of it, she sees it all.”

Source : "Call the Midwife: The real life heroine behind major new TV series", www.mirror.co.uk. January 14, 2012.

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