"In any ethical situation, the thing you want least to do is probably the right action."

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Source : "Lucifer's Hammer". Book by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven, 1977.

Jerry Pournelle

#Want Quotes #Action Quotes #Ethical Quotes

“Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.”
“Home may be near, Home may be far - But it is anywhere love And a few plain household treasures are.”
“Time moves in one direction, memory in another.”

Source : William Gibson (2012). “Distrust That Particular Flavor”, p.37, Penguin
“It's sweet that I don't have to do my laundry.”
“Following Christ isn't something that can be done halfheartedly or on the side. It is not a label we can display when it is useful. It must be central to everything we do and are.”

Source : Francis Chan (2013). “Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God”, p.94, David C Cook
“I know not any crime so great that a man could contrive to commit as poisoning the sources of eternal truth.”
“Maybe your history just repeats and repeats until it batters you enough to snap the seams that hold you together”
“What are the implications of a China that may be on nuclear parity with the United States?”

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