"This is the central illusion in life: that randomness is a risk, that it is a bad thing ..."

-- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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“Only a world without love strikes me as instantly and decisively more terrible than one without music.”

Source : Kingsley Amis (1990). “The Amis collection: selected non-fiction, 1954-1990”, Arrow
“I really feel that if I did another [Narnia] film I'd just be repeating myself and I don't really want to do that as an actor.”
“Mondelez International is a proud signatory to the New York Declaration on Forests, an important step to unite governments, NGOs and business to slow and then end forest loss. We can't act alone to halt deforestation or climate change, so we call on everyone to play a role. While it won't be easy, I believe this agenda is achievable if we link it directly to business goals.”
“It became very important for me to stand up and design with a conscience for environment, you know? Just because you like clothes doesn't mean that you have to throw your principles out the window.”
“Yes, there's a lot of crazy stuff going on there, but it still comes down to those seven people. What are they going to do? How are they going to deal with everything?”
“I want to get the point across that you may not have money to give to a charity, whether that is Ronald McDonald House or Broadway Cares or DIFFA, but you can help RAISE money or give your time and talents.”
“Many women hear the word "feminine" and feel like it's a noose around their neck. "Don't hold me to a mode of behavior because I'm a woman and you think this is how a woman should act," kind of thing.”
“The best a health care system can do is to equip itself to meet the needs of each individual woman and birth. Those needs run the gamut from undisturbed home birth to planned cesarean section.”

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