"However, within the limits of the human, it is important to recognise our common humanity. I think that a perspective based on common human needs has the most chance of being accepted and this does not depend on any particular metaphysical outlook."

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Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com

Alison Assiter

#Thinking Quotes #Common Humanity Quotes #Perspective Quotes

“Whoever submits himself to a super-discipline can expect great triumphs.”
“Life inspires more dread than death - it is life which is the great unknown.”
“So who's perfect? ... Washington had false teeth. Franklin was nearsighted. Mussolini had syphilis. Unpleasant things have been said about Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde. Tchaikovsky had his problems, too. And Lincoln was constipated.”
“Sometimes a shock to the system is a good thing, you know? Like a reminder that you're alive.”

Source : Jessi Kirby (2014). “Golden”, p.107, Simon and Schuster
“Yeah, I did a cameo in an upcoming movie called Constantine.”
“Sunsets, like childhood, are viewed with wonder not just because they are beautiful but because they are fleeting.”

Source : FaceBook post by Richard Paul Evans from Oct 22, 2011
“I try to work hard. I'm really proud of what I get to do as a living. I still pinch myself. But I also know it's a craft, and I can get better at it and learn every time I do it. So I try to work hard no matter what the task is.”
“Love is disgusting when you no longer possess yourself.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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