"Apart from selfish reasons, such as fear of punishments, fear of blame, of dishonour, etc, there remains only two motives that can stop (or prevent, "empÃ¢echer", Fr.) men from acting badly; the natural sense of commiseration (or "sympathy", - "commisÃ©ration", Fr.) for one's fellow men - compassion, and the influence of education, by association of ideas ("par l'association d'idÃ©es", Fr.) - habit."

-- African Spir

#Selfish Quotes #Men Quotes #Compassion Quotes

“A window of opportunity for me usually involves a rock.”
“The value we're all raised with, that women don't have the capacity to make moral decisions for themselves, particularly around their sexuality. That if they make the wrong decisions they are ruined for life. That someone more powerful, a man or even a more powerful woman, should be responsible for them. That's the value animating all of this. It's incredibly racialized as well.”
“I don't buy into the glory days thing. I think every time has its great things to it. The '60s were such a glorious time but it's easy to forget that there was all sorts of bullshit too.”
“A woman asks little of love: only that she be able to feel like a heroine.”
“Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own: in pain and sickness it would still be dear.”
“I don't see myself as successful because I've worked on only a handful of films. The way I look at it, if you're really, really lucky, if you consistently work hard over the course of ten years, if you refuse to take no for an answer, if you surround yourself with great mentors and are a sponge, willing to learn, then you're bound for something to happen.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I did grow up watching Buck Rogers and Buck Rogers didn't stop at Mars. In my lifetime, I will be incredibly disappointed if we have not at least reached Mars.”
“Knowledge without action cost money”

Source : David Bach (2005). “Start Late, Finish Rich: A No-Fail Plan for Achieving Financial Freedom at Any Age”, p.267, Crown Business

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