"Labour markets are about people. And people have a right to be treated with dignity and respect."

-- Juan Somavia

#Respect Quotes #People Quotes #Dignity Quotes

“The score must govern the music. It must have authority, and not merely be an arbitrary jumping-off point for improvisation.”

Source : Cornelius Cardew, Richard Barrett (2006). “Cornelius Cardew: A Reader”
“God saves us because He loves us. It has nothing to do with our goodness or nobility, our achievements or agility. Our salvation depends completely upon our Savior.”
“Just saying no prevents teenage pregnancy the way 'Have a nice day' cures chronic depression.”
“I only read on my phone and the whole "let's see if we can get people to do it" idea seems less "wouldn't it be cool if we could get people to do it" and more "what else would people do."”
“He's turned his life around. He used to be depressed and miserable.”
“For a terrifying moment I thought he was going to hug me, but fortunately we both remembered we were English just in time. Still, it was a close call.”

Source : Ben Aaronovitch (2011). “Moon Over Soho”, p.322, Del Rey
“Body concentrates order. It continuously self-repairs. Every five days you get a new stomach lining. You get a new liver every two months. Your skin replaces itself every six weeks. Every year, 98 percent of the atoms of your body are replaced. This non-stop chemical replacement, metabolism, is a sure sign of life.”

Source : Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan (1995). “What is Life?”, p.17, Univ of California Press
“Oh, man, pop singers are terrible actors. We're all bad.”

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