"It makes me so desperately sad to witness just how unforgivably wretched our world has become."

-- Ralph Steadman

#Our World Quotes #World Quotes #Witness Quotes

“If I were to choose the sights, the sounds, the fragrances I most would want to see and hear and smell--among all the delights of the open world--on a final day on earth, I think I would choose these: the clear, ethereal song of a white-throated sparrow singing at dawn; the smell of pine trees in the heat of the noon; the lonely calling of Canada geese; the sight of a dragon-fly glinting in the sunshine; the voice of a hermit thrush far in a darkening woods at evening; and--most spiritual and moving of sights--the white cathedral of a cumulus cloud floating serenely in the blue of the sky.”
“My kid is seven years old and is learning to read and conjugate, but I don't agree with that kind of education because I feel that the concepts are not contextualized... it's interesting to try to make my kid a reflective boy, rather than just a repetitive boy, even if he doesn't agree with me.”
“You cannot avoid making judgements but you can become more conscious of the way in which you make them. This is critically important because once we judge someone or something we tend to stop thinking about them or it.”
“I have a teacher friend who gets nervous when thereâ€™s $200 in her account. But at least she knows that in a week, sheâ€™ll get another paycheck. I have no idea,”
“I've had some wonderful times at the White House. I've been with Ford, Carter, Reagan, Clinton and Bush.”
“The paradoxical virtue of reading lies in distancing ourselves from the world so that we may make sense of it.”
“Life is to be lived as a magnificent adventure, or not at all.”
“Beliefs are so powerful because they dictate our efforts and actions.”

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