"The philanthropic tradition is older than democracy, older than Christianity, and older than higher education. It gives form and purpose to personal and social life that cannot be provided by the self-interest of economic enterprise or required by the mandate of political institutions."

-- Robert L. Payton

#Self Quotes #Giving Quotes #Political Quotes

“He even knew the reason why: because enough men had gone off to war saying the time for gardening was when the war was over; whereas there must be men to stay behind and keep gardening alive, or at least the idea of gardening; because once that cord was broken, the earth would grow hard and forget her children. That was why.”
“You're pissed I laid it out and you're gonna go nurse your snit”
“I work really long days and I work seven day weeks.”
“The links between the American government and the Iraqi government are so close that you cannot judge one without asking at least the other what he has done by this time.”
“I have everything that I could possibly want in life, from a gorgeous granddaughter and a wonderful wife, brilliant students, the best job anyone could hope for, and about half of my hair. Not the half I would have kept, but no one consulted me.”
“Peace is a condition in which no civilian pays any attention to military casualties which do not achieve a page one lead story unless that civilian is a close relative of one of the casualties. But, if there ever was a time in history when peace meant that there was no fighting going on, I have been unable to find out about it.”
“I have never had the opportunity to play in England, so I know little about it.”
“The most visceral science fiction always takes place in the past and focuses on the humdrum”

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