"Human well-being is not a random phenomenon. It depends on many factors - ranging from genetics and neurobiology to sociology and economics. But, clearly, there are scientific truths to be known about how we can flourish in this world. Wherever we can have an impact on the well-being of others, questions of morality apply."

-- Sam Harris

#Impact Quotes #World Quotes #Morality Quotes

“That's the hard work of writing. The imagining.”

Source : Jincy Willett (2009). “The Writing Class”, p.76, Macmillan
“What is education but a conditioning of the mind to a society and a way of life.”
“Naturally, when a young fellow steps up into a big position, it breeds jealousy among those whom he's left behind and uneasiness among those to whom he's pulled himself up. Between them he's likely to be subjected to a lot of petty annoyances. But he's in the fix of a dog with fleas who's chasing a rabbit -- if he stops to snap at the tickling on his tail, he's going to lose his game dinner.”
“People are usually surprised to hear this, but I don't really read children's books.”
“If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.”
“A stubborn ***** needs a stubborn driver”
“Aye, you're neither one thing nor yet quite t'other. Pity, but there 'tis.”

Source : Eloise Jarvis McGraw (2007). “The Moorchild”, p.177, Simon and Schuster
“And otherwise normal men become monsters, too.”

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