"An extraterrestrial being, newly arrived on Earth - scrutinizing what we mainly present to our children in television, radio, movies, newspapers, magazines, the comics, and many books - might easily conclude that we are intent on teaching them murder, rape, cruelty, superstition, credulity, and consumerism. We keep at it, and through constant repetition many of them finally get it."

-- Carl Sagan

#Children Quotes #Teaching Quotes #Book Quotes

“Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.”
“Not long ago, the term 'business model' was not exactly on the tip of everyone's tongue. Then, in the early to mid-1990s, 'business model' became a catchphrase that described how a company makes money or saves money.”

Source : Marc Ostrofsky (2013). “Get Rich Click!: The Ultimate Guide to Making Money on the Internet”, p.31, Simon and Schuster
“It was the class and dignity which he led his life that made him part of all of us. I will forever treasure the close friendship we shared over the years.”
“If the cross does provide us with a true picture of what God is like, it follows that God is a redeeming presence in all creaturely experiences of suffering. All innocent suffering will be transformed.”

Source : Andrew Linzey (2013). “Why Animal Suffering Matters: Philosophy, Theology, and Practical Ethics”, p.164, Oxford University Press
“You can't do without philosophy, since everything has its hidden meaning which we must know.”
“To realize the relative validity of one's convictions and yet stand for them unflinchingly is what distinguishes a civilized man from a barbarian.”

Source : "Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy". Book by Joseph Schumpeter, Part IV, Chapter XX, Section III, 1942.
“Prayer time must be kept up as duly as meal-time.”
“What I've got to live up to, is being myself. If I do that, the rest will take care of itself.”

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