"In ethics all individual humans are rightly seen, not only as beings to whom things matter, but as beings who accordingly merit concern and solicitude."

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Alice Crary

#Matter Quotes #Merit Quotes #Ethics Quotes

“If all else fails, we will simply have to drug our attendants, overpower the guards, raise the oppressed peasants to arms, and take over the government.”
“Don't take too long, Mrs. Cullen”
“A team is a team is a team. Shakespeare said that many times.”
“Rested, Refreshed, and Ready to run, the three Rs of peak performance.”

Source : Hal Higdon (2011). “Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide: Advice, Plans, and Programs for Half and Full Marathons”, p.157, Rodale
“You don't really get to pick and chose what you would like to be doing. But I've been very fortunate, and I think water seeks its own level. You do gravitate towards things that you would get off on.”
“The better we are at accepting the limits of our world, the more easily we can embrace what we have.”
“Religion is not a popular error; it is a great instinctive truth, sensed by the people, expressed by the people.”
“When negotiations are at an impasse, when States dig their heels in, it is time to 'undig' them in a spirit of compromise. We all need to unlearn the predator in us, unlearn discrimination, unlearn privilege.”

Source : "From New York to World’s Conflict Zones, UN Marks International Day of Peace". news.un.org. September 21, 2012.

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