"Phenomena intersect; to see but one is to see nothing."

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Victor Hugo

“We oppose the death penalty not just for what it does to those guilty of heinous crimes, but for what it does to all of us: It offers the tragic illusiion that we can defend life by taking life.”
“I was in theater when I was in elementary, middle school and high school. I didn't know it would be an actual profession for me. I didn't think of it as a reality.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“As long as we define stress as how some person or situation is making us feel, we will have to change the world around us to find peace of mind.”
“Whatever system of governance is eventually adopted, it is important that it carries the people with it. We need to convey the message that safeguarding our common property, humankind, will require developing in each of us a new loyalty: a loyalty to mankind. It calls for the nurturing of a feeling of belonging to the human race. We have to become world citizens.”

Source : Joseph Rotblat, Daisaku Ikeda (2007). “A Quest for Global Peace: Rotblat and Ikeda on War, Ethics and the Nuclear Threat”, p.135, I.B.Tauris
“For 50 years, nuclear power stations have produced three products which only a lunatic could want: bomb-explosive plutonium, lethal radioactive waste and electricity so dear it has to be heavily subsidised. They leave to future generations the task, and most of the cost, of making safe sites that have been polluted half-way to eternity.”
“It is true that power corrupts. The hope at the polling stations and the actions of the elected representatives, unfortunately, often turn to be opposite. The power of ballot turns into the power of wallet. Some law-makers become law-breakers.”
“Despite my best efforts Iâ€™ve seen you naked before â€“ doesnâ€™t do much for me so no worries.”
“Jesus made everything so simple and we have made it so complicated.Â He spoke to the people in short sentences and everyday words,Â illustrating His messages with never-to-be forgotten stories.”

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