#lis

It is only natural, of course, that each man should think his own opinions best: the crow loves his fledgling, and the ape his cub. ↗

— Thomas More

#human-nature #opinions #love

But I have to say this in defense of humankind: In no matter what era in history, including the Garden of Eden, everybody just got here. And, except for the Garden of Eden, there were already all these games going on that could make you act crazy, even if you weren't crazy to begin with. Some of the crazymaking games going on today are love and hate, liberalism and conservatism, automobiles and credit cards, golf, and girls' basketball. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#crazy #hate #liberalism #love #mankind

Perhaps the most dangerous by-product of the Age of Intellect is the unconscious growth of the idea that the human brain can solve the problems of the world. Even on the low level of practical affairs this is patently untrue. Any small human activity, the local bowls club or the ladies’ luncheon club, requires for its survival a measure of self-sacrifice and service on the part of the members. In a wider national sphere, the survival of the nation depends basically on the loyalty and self‑sacrifice of the citizens. The impression that the situation can be saved by mental cleverness, without unselfishness or human self-dedication, can only lead to collapse. ↗

— John Bagot Glubb

#history #intellectualism #sacrifice #service #age

In California, the state's huge dairy herd produces twenty-seven million tons of manure a year, the particulates and vapors from which have helped to make air quality in the argiculturally intensive San Joaquin Valley worse than it is Los Angeles. ↗

— Paul Roberts

#economics #environment #environmentalism #food #green

Everything he admired or loved had been the product of intense individualism. ...when had mass philosophies ever brought benefit or wisdom? ↗

— John le Carré

#philosophy #wisdom #love

Heath had been there to help her, letting her draw from his strength. Did she have enough strength to sustain him in the same way? ↗

— Lisa Kleypas

#love-come-to-me #lucy #love

Tanner: I think that I might kiss you to keep your lips busy with something other than insulting me. Ella: If you think you can do it without getting lost. ↗

— Melissa Lemon

#humorous #melissa-lemon #romantic #smartass #business

When you try to persistently abolish hatred, at that very moment...you lose focus on love. ↗

— Toba Beta

#focus #hatred #love #love

The Tone is the Message. ↗

— Kevin T. McCarney

#connecting #honest #leadership #listening #management

A good businessman must have nose for business the same way a journalist has nose for news. In places where people see a lot of obstacles, I see a lot of opportunities. A good businessman sees where others don’t see. ↗

— Orji Uzor Kalu

#abia-state #business #businessman #governor #journalism