"The problem is compounded by the fact that the connection between cause and effect seems so improbable. By turning on the lights, filling the kettle, taking the children to school, driving to the shops, we are condemning other people to death. We never chose to do this. We do not see ourselves as killers. We perform these acts without passion or intent."

-- George Monbiot

#Children Quotes #Passion Quotes #School Quotes

“Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone.”

Source : "Harold Ramis: Expect the Unexpected". Psychology Today interview, www.psychologytoday.com. July 1, 1996.
“There's only one thing that everyone in this world has in common: whether you want to love somebody and you want to be loved in return.”
“For twelve successive Congresses we have appeared before committees of the two Houses making this plea, that the underlying principle of our Government, the right of consent, shall have practical application to the other half of people. Such a little simple thing we have been asking for a quarter of a century. For over forty years, longer than the children of Israel wandered through the wilderness, we have been begging and praying and pleading for this act of justice. We shall some day be heeded.”
“Army requests immediate permission to surrender in order to save lives of remaining troops.”

Source : "The World Changers" by Bruce Bliven, (p. 171), 1965.
“Every living thing is, from the cosmic perspective, incredibly lucky simply to be alive. Most, 90 percent and more, of all the organisms that have ever lived have died without viable offspring, but not a single one of your ancestors, going back to the dawn of life on Earth, suffered that normal misfortune. You spring from an unbroken line of winners...”
“The most desirable thing in life after health and modest means is leisure with dignity.”
“To be able to actually sit in a theater and watch people get off on anything that I had a part in, is just thrilling. When you work in television, it's an isolating experience. You rarely ever get to watch it with an audience.”
“I used to travel in tennis shoes; I am just not allowed to anymore. I'm an old hippie from San Francisco.”

Source : Buography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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