"What I really believe is the only hopeful relation between our life and the whole of life is one of reverence and respect and of feeling at one with it. The other attitude which is the one our society is based on is devastating and it is killing the earth and it is killing us too."

-- W. S. Merwin

#Attitude Quotes #Believe Quotes #Hopeful Quotes

“Is there no Latin word for Tea? Upon my soul, if I had known that I would have let the vulgar stuff alone.”
“To be sure, changes in American family structure have been fairly continuous since the first European settlements, but today thesechanges seem to be occurring so rapidly that the shift is no longer a simple extension of long-term trends. We have passed a genuine watershed: this is the first time in our history that the typical school-age child has a mother who works outside the home.”

Source : Kenneth Keniston (1977). “All Our Children: The American Family Under Pressure”, Harcourt on Demand
“The supreme empire is that of the Emperor who renounces all normal life, that of other men, and in who the care of supremacy doesn't weigh like a load of jewels.”
“How many others were walking around and not even knowing that someone far away cared for them? Imagine all that love floating in the air, waiting to land on someone's life!”
“Run. For your life, for your joy, for your calm and peace of mind. Run. Because your legs are strong and your lungs are aching for the taste of air. Run. Because what's the point of a life spent walking in the middle?”
“The puma is, with the exception of some monkeys, the most playful animal in existence.”

Source : William Henry Hudson (1923). “The Collected Works of W.H. Hudson”
“We need better coordination on the international side, just as they need better and more effective efforts on the Somali side. We have too many reconstruction and development assistance plans.”

Source : IRIN Interview, www.irinnews.org. December 9, 2004.
“Was it love at first sight? It wasn't then - but it sure is now.”

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