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It’s been the same in politics right through history. No one has ever worked out how to run a country for the benefit of everyone. People are inherently corrupt, inherently selfish. Despite what we might say, we are only interested in
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“Ultimately, faith isn’t much more than something like a child’s old blanket or the distinct smell of home — the fact that we know it’s there is all that’s necessary. In the end, it’s perfectly okay to find your own peace”
― The Lost Road To Key West
― The Lost Road To Key West
“Mandy swears that barely a day goes by that he isn’t asked by someone, somewhere, to recite Inigo Montoya’s most famous words, in which he vows vengeance on behalf of his father. “And I never let them down,” he says.”
― As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
― As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
“Ensuring that our home planet is healthy and life sustaining is an overwhelming priority that undercuts all other human activities. The ship must first float.
Our failure to grasp these fundamental tenants of existence will be our undoing. And one thing is for certain. No calvary is going to come charging to our rescue. We are going to have to rescue ourselves or die trying.
Workable solutions are urgently needed. Saving seals and tigers or fighting yet another oil pipeline through a wilderness area, while laudable, is merely shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic. The real issue is our elementary accord with Earth and the plant and animal kingdoms has to be revitalized and re-understood.
The burning question is, How?”
― Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo
Our failure to grasp these fundamental tenants of existence will be our undoing. And one thing is for certain. No calvary is going to come charging to our rescue. We are going to have to rescue ourselves or die trying.
Workable solutions are urgently needed. Saving seals and tigers or fighting yet another oil pipeline through a wilderness area, while laudable, is merely shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic. The real issue is our elementary accord with Earth and the plant and animal kingdoms has to be revitalized and re-understood.
The burning question is, How?”
― Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo
“He was the real hero in my world and I treasured him. And he loved me. Loved spending time with me.”
― As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
― As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
“André drank from a beer pitcher, which looked a lot like a regular glass in his hands anyway.”
― As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
― As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
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