"A society which discards those who are weak and non-productive risks exaggerating the development of reason, organisation, aggression and the desire to dominate. It becomes a society without a heart, without kindness - a rational and sad society, lacking celebration, divided within itself and given to competition, rivalry and, finally, violence."

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Source : Jean Vanier (2008). “Man and Woman, God Made Them”, p.189, Paulist Press

Jean Vanier

#Kindness Quotes #Heart Quotes #Risk Quotes

“I always remind Quebecers: hey, wait a minute - federalism works. If you look at the fiscal arrangements, the economic arrangements, the way the country works, if you compare it to other countries in the world, it's quite advantageous for Quebec.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“In 50 years, your grandchildren will be asking you where you were when CM Punk beat the Undertaker's streak!”
“The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights were all written by affluent white males, but to discuss them in any meaningful way, you have to bring in the roles of African Americans - the enslaved blacks - and the roles of women, who were scarcely acknowledged by those documents. You have to discuss why slavery wasn't outlawed by the Constitution, why women weren't given the votes. The Bill of Rights isn't about dead white males anymore, and it's not just about live white males either; it's about every minority group that exists.”
“If I am ever obscure in my expressions, do not fancy that therefore I am deep. If I were really deep, all the world would understand, though they might not appreciate. The perfectly popular style is the perfectly scientific one. To me an obscurity is a reason for suspecting a fallacy.”
“To me it's like, every time I'm a director, like today, you're the captain of the ship, so you better dress like it. You're the host of the party.”

Source : "The Mooring of Starting Out: Mike Mills on Beginners". Interview With Durga Chew-Bose, www.interviewmagazine.com. June 3, 2011.
“I love inventing interesting people and then pushing them to their absolute limits - and usually those absolute limits involve homicidal faeries, werewolves, or some other paranormal menace.”
“The most important thing in life will always be family. The people right here, right now.”
“A little common sense, goodwill, and a tiny dose of unselfishness could make this goodly earth into an earthly paradise.”

Source : Richard Aldington (1931). “The Colonel's Daughter: A Novel”, Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday

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