"Today the U.S. government can demand the nation-wide recall of defective softball bats, sneakers, stuffed animals, and foam-rubber toy cows. But it cannot order a meatpacking company to remove contaminated, potentially lethal ground beef from fast food kitchens and supermarket shelves."

-- Eric Schlosser

#Softball Quotes #Animal Quotes #Government Quotes

“and standing before me a bloodied bottle of Absolut in her hand, is Mrs. Allington, her pink jogging suit drenched, her chest heaving, her eyes filled with contempt as she stared down at Rachel's prone body. Mrs. Allington shakes her head. "I'm a size twelve," she says.”
“We must apply our humble efforts to the construction of a more just and humane world. And I want to declare emphatically: Such a world is possible. To create this new society, we must present outstretched and friendly hands, without hatred and rancor, even as we show great determination and never waver in the defense of truth and justice. Because we know that we cannot sow seeds with clenched fists. To sow we must open our hands.”

Source : Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (1983). “Christ in a Poncho: Testimonials of the Nonviolent Struggles in Latin America”
“One of the most beautiful hypotheses ever propounded in physics is ... the Dynamical Theory of Gases”
“Obviously a deer on the fairway has seen you tee off before and knows that the safest place to be when you play is right down the middle.”
“How could we have such a low view of the gospel of Jesus Christ that we have to manipulate men psychologically to get them to come down and pray a prayer? â€¦How many times have I heard evangelists say, â€œItâ€™ll only take five minutes.â€? No my dear friend, it will take your lifeâ€“all of it!”
“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.”
“There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”
“Of course the most difficult thing on the violin is always intonation. The second one is rhythm. If you play in tune, in time with a good sound that's already high level. Those three are the main things.”

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