#ola

The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights. ↗

— Shirin Ebadi

#excuse #human #human rights #idea #nothing

Because I grew up with this naive expectation of people doing right, I get shocked by every little violation. ↗

— Dave Eggers

#doing #every #expectation #get #grew

I would snack on crisps and chocolate and my meals weren't the best. I ate lots of steak with creamy sauces, chips and peas, washed down with wine and a pudding. ↗

— Jennifer Ellison

#best #chips #chocolate #down #i

No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We are learning that we are a fundamental part of nature's ecosystems. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#ecosystems #every #fundamental #isolated #learning

My role models in the business were the older guys on my team when I first got there: Gray Scott, Adrian Smith, Roland Taylor. These were the guys who took me under their wing, and really schooled me in terms of what the business was about. ↗

— Julius Erving

#adrian #business #first #got #gray

So when I was 24, someone suggested to me that I was bipolar, and I thought that was ridiculous. I just thought he was trying to get out of treating me. But he was also responding to the chaotic nature of my life. ↗

— Carrie Fisher

#bipolar #chaotic #get #i #just

Idolatry is like love, but less idealized. Its icon is still beautiful, but only charisma makes it attractive enough to be worshipped. ↗

— Bauvard

#idolatry #love #beauty

The causes of the China Incident were the exclusion and insult of Japan throughout China, the exclusion of Japanese goods, the persecution of Japanese residents in China, and the illegal violation of Japanese rights. ↗

— Hideki Tojo

#china #exclusion #goods #illegal #incident

The problem I have with making an intelligent statement is that some people then think it's not an isolated occurrence. ↗

— Simon Travaglia

#intelligent #isolated #making #occurrence #people

Man must at all costs overcome the Earth's gravity and have, in reserve, the space at least of the Solar System. ↗

— Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

#earth #gravity #least #man #must