"This America has been the country of greed rather than the country of need."

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Source : "Novelist-playwright Ariel Dorfman". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. November 1, 2011.

Ariel Dorfman

#Country Quotes #America Quotes #Greed Quotes

“The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason.”

Source : Murder in the Cathedral pt. 1 (1935)
“It is certainly possible that someone who has had contact with this patient could develop Ebola, but there is no doubt in my mind that we will stop it here.”
“I don't even know if I can call myself a director.”
“Although my marriage left me with three beautiful children, it also left me with a healthy dose of self-doubt, low self-esteem, and an extreme desire to be loved again. I was operating on empty, expecting to be paid in full.”
“Your thoughts are a veil on the face of the Moon. That Moon is your heart, and those thoughts cover your heart. So let them go, just let them fall into the water.”
“How do I think of you? As someone I want to be with. As someone as young as me, but "older," if that makes sense. As someone I like to look at, not just because you're good to look at, but because just looking at you makes me smile and feel happier. As someone who knows her mind and who I envy for that. As someone who is strong in herself without seeming to need anyone else to help her. As someone who makes me thinks and unsettles me in a way that makes me feel more alive.”
“Practical application is the only mordant which will set things in the memory. Study without it is gymnastics, and not work, which alone will get intellectual bread.”
“Every decision you make - every decision - is not a decision about what to do. It's a decision about Who You Are. When you see this, when you understand it, everything changes. You begin to see life in a new way. All events, occurrences, and situations turn into opportunities to do what you came here to do.”

Source : Neale Donald Walsch (2010). “Friendship with God: An uncommon dialogue”, p.45, Hachette UK

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