"It is only the ignorant who despise education."

-- Publilius Syrus

#Education Quotes #Educational Quotes #Ignorant Quotes

“The 20th century peatlands ditching in Finland was the worst human environmental destruction action in Europe.”

Source : "Can Life Prevail?". Book by Pentti Linkola, 2004.
“I don't know when I made that active decision to be a writer or to try to write, but I know I always liked storytelling.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“What is a great man who has made his mark upon history? Every time, if we think far enough, he is a man who has looked through the confusion of the moment and has seen the moral issue involved; he is a man who has refused to have his sense of justice distorted; he has listened to his conscience until conscience becomes a trumpet call to like-minded men, so that they gather about him, and together, with mutual purpose and mutual aid, they make a new period in history.”
“We all have to work in our respective spheres with the same dedication, the same zeal and the same determination which inspired and motivated the warrior on the battle front. And this has to be shown not by mere words, but by actual deeds.”

Source : Lal Bahadur Shastri (1974). “Selected Speeches of Lal Bahadur Shastri: June 11, 1964 to January 10, 1966”
“Don't be afraid of change, because it is leading you to a new beginning.”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 4, 2013
“In fact, the family as an institution is both oppressive and protective and, depending on the issue, is experienced sometimes one way, sometimes the other - often in some mix of the two - by most people who live in families.”
“I love the whole futuristic landscape of dark, rainy neon, the mix of Eastern and Western cultures and the beautiful shots of the flying cars.”
“I sometimes think we deserve to die, we're all so ***** stupid.”

Source : Greg Bear (2014). “The Forge of God”, p.239, Open Road Media

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