"In accordance with my conception of life, I have chosen not to bring children into the world. A coin is examined, and only after careful deliberation, given to a beggar, whereas a child is flung out into the cosmic brutality without hesitation."

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Source : "To Be a Human Being". Documentary, (1989 - 90).

Peter Wessel Zapffe

#Children Quotes #Coins Quotes #World Quotes

“Why be boring? Have some fun. Rock shows should be like movies: I don't go to a movie hoping it'll change my life.”
“It's a fixer-upper of a planet but we could make it work.”
“The best way to make a steak is grilled over an open flame or pan sauteed in a cast iron skillet.”
“Gay people do not fight for freedom to live in a lavender bubble, but in a more just society.”

Source : Urvashi Vaid (2015). “Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation”, p.93, Anchor
“Learn about the world, the way it works, any kind of science and anthropology, it's really an interesting place we live in. Evolution is a really fantastic idea, even more than the idea of God I think.”
“Po flickered. "Thank you?" it repeated. "What is that?" Liesl thought. "It means, You were wonderful," she said. "It means, I couldn't have done it without you.”
“Everyone is an ocean inside. Every individual walking the street. Everyone is a universe of thoughts, and insights, and feelings. But every person is crippled in his or her own way by our inability to truly present ourselves to the world.”
“The world is a stone wall ... and they have put the stones so close together that there is not a single crack through which one may enter.”

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