“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who... Continue Reading →
attitude of surrender…
“The conflicting propaganda of opposing parties is essentially what leads to political abstention. But this is not the abstention of the free spirit which asserts itself; it is the result of resignation, the external symptom of a series of inhibitions. Such a man has not decided to abstain; under diverse pressures, subjected to shocks... Continue Reading →
spends himself in a worthy cause
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who... Continue Reading →
greedy corporations and corrupt politicians
“We Americans are not usually thought to be a submissive people, but of course we are. Why else would we allow our country to be destroyed? Why else would we be rewarding its destroyers? Why else would we all — by proxies we have given to greedy corporations and corrupt politicians — be participating in its... Continue Reading →
extreme power imbalance…
[…] There is also social and cultural poverty, which prevents people from realizing their full potential. Social poverty is the absence of social services and opportunities for education, as well as a lack of information and infrastructure that would help people better develop their economic activities. Another major issue is the absence of government policies... Continue Reading →
life’s greatest mysteries…
“One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world.” - Proverb quotes (Downloaded from Thinkexist)
world will be as one…
"For behind all imperialism is ultimately the imperialistic individual, just as behind all peace is ultimately the peaceful individual." - Irving Babbitt "I can promise you that women working together - linked, informed and educated - can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet." - Isabel Allende "Imagine all the people living life in... Continue Reading →
innocence inside you…
“That's what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to believe that there still exists a right and wrong, that decency will somehow triumph in the end” - Lise Hand “The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time” - William Butler Yeats
reminder of nothing…
"The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich. Consequently, the modern poor are not pitied... but written off as trash. The twentieth-century consumer economy... Continue Reading →
propaganda is psychological…
“The current state of the news media is partially to blame for the public’s general lack of information vital for responsible citizenship in a democracy. The news media has become an aspect of show business, offering merely infotainment. It has evolved into an entity that tends to function as a public relations agency for wealthy... Continue Reading →
comfort zone…
“When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.” - Sophia Loren *** “We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” - Kenji Miyazawa *** “If we're growing, we're always going to... Continue Reading →