"The problem with addicted people, communities, corporations, or countries is that they tend to lie, cheat, or steal to get their 'fix.' Corporations are addicted to profit and governments to power ..."

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Source : Helen Caldicott (2009). “If You Love This Planet: A Plan to Save the Earth (Revised and updated)”, p.236, W. W. Norton & Company

Helen Caldicott

#Country Quotes #Lying Quotes #Power Quotes

“When by habit a man cometh to have a bargaining soul, its wings are cut, so that it can never soar. It bindeth reason an apprentice to gain, and instead of a director, maketh it a drudge.”
“Giving every child a chance to reach their full potential is the best work anyone can do”
“You canâ€™t be disturbed by anything. Thereâ€™s no emotion involved. You canâ€™t feel sorrow, you canâ€™t feel pity, thereâ€™s nothing you feel. The job has to be done.”
“Dolly Parton... I love being around that woman! I worked really hard to keep up with her.”
“Is anyone human actually normal? I'm beginning to think being normal is actually abnormal.”
“I've been very fortunate in the things I've had in my life. But, at the same time, I wish I had the same types of memories as everyone else.”
“No second chances in the land of a thousand dances, the valley of ten million insanities.”
“I don't have everything I want but I have everything I need. That's contentment.”

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