"we live in a society which salves its conscience more by helping the interestingly unfortunate than the dull deserving ..."

-- P. D. James

#Charity Quotes #Helping Quotes #Welfare Quotes

“Art is difficult, transient is her reward.”
“Ethnic stereotypes are misshapen pearls, sometimes with a sandy grain of truth at their center. ... but they ignore complexity, change, and individuality.”
“Be compassionate to everyone. Don't just search for whatever it is that annoys and frightens you-see beyond those things to the basic human being. Especially see the child in the man or woman. Even if they are destroying you, allow a moment to see how lost in their own delusion and suffering they are.”
“I was never happy that my injuries cut my career short and ultimately forced my decision to step away from tennis. I have enjoyed my time away from the court, a period that has allowed me to experience a different side of life. However, I miss the game and the challenge of competing at the highest level of tennis, and I want to gauge whether I can stay healthy and compete against today's top players.”

Source : "Hingis plans comeback to top tennis three years after retiring" by Steve Bierley, www.theguardian.com. November 30, 2005.
“Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death!”

Source : Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans (1839). “The Works: With a Memoir of Her Life, by Her Sister : in Seven Volumes. ¬The forest sanctuary ¬[u.a.]”, p.178
“Outside of love, no two things are more valued in another person than trust and loyalty.”
“The very thing that seems to impede your progress can often be turned to account for you.”
“If you take your last album & try to copy it, then thats sure to hell the way to stagnation. And that makes me bored...and if I'm bored then the music is boring and so are the band!”

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