"I think the essence of [Kurt] Vonnegut's humanism lay in his emphasis on human kindness as, so to speak, our saving grace."

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Michael Dirda

#Kindness Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Essence Quotes

“Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”

Source : Speech accepting nomination for president at Republican National Convention, San Francisco, Cal., 16 July 1964
“People in government are self-interested just like people in business.”
“Wherever man exists, he finds the need to redesign, to recreate the world. A more beautiful world, purer, sweeter smelling and more colorful. A garden is probably the spot where the hopes for civilization are best captured. In fact, man defines himself by his garden. My Grandmother standing wordless fifteen minutes Between rows of loganberries, clippers poised in her hand.”
“I entered the water as naked as when my mother bore me. When I first touched the cold water I felt a shudder go through me, then the shudder was transformed into a sensation of wakefulness.”
“Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity.”
“I love celebrities who aren't afraid to take risks. And in the end, it pays off. Some celebs just have the freshest outfits, and they're always giving us something that we never expected.”
“Even the best planning is not so omniscient as to get it right the first time.”

Source : "The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering". Book by Fred Brooks, 1975.
“Fortune's wheel never stands still the highest point is therefore the most perilous.”

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