"We need a much deeper understanding of exactly what it is our industrial society, in its present creation, is jeopardizing. We need a more profound perception of what is at stake."

-- Van Jones

#Profound Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Perception Quotes

“The white Aylesbury duck is, and deservedly, a universal favourite. Its snowy plumage and comfortable comportment make it a credit to the poultry-yard, while its broad and deep breast, and its ample back, convey the assurance that your satisfaction will not cease at its death.”

Source : Isabella Beeton (2006). “Mrs Beeton's Household Management”, p.428, Wordsworth Editions
“We're willing to move pretty far on this issue, we're much more tolerant than we used to be, but don't mix it up with religion and God.”
“If whiteness were of no particular advantage, then having a fuller color wheel of skin tones would be purely a matter of celebration. But whiteness - just a drop of it - does still carry privilege. You learn that very young in America.”
“I'm an academic. It's publish or perish.”
“Everything you need to know about success is inside of you, because I believe it is inside of all of us. That is, all human beings have potential for infinite success.”
“For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is role model for children around the world... Messi will be the player to win the most Ballons d'Or in history. He will win five, six, seven. He is incomparable. He's in a different league.”
“If sophisticated calculations are needed to justify an action, don't do it.”
“There's such a sense of theatre in getting glammed up; it's like putting on a play or short film.”

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