Zaid

“The higher civilization rises, the viler man becomes.”
― Thomas Hager, The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler

“So will they only sell their exploits to good Western governments?” He repeated my words back to me. “Good Western governments?” I slumped so low in my seat, I was sure my head wasn’t even showing. The words were even more humiliating coming out of an Argentine’s mouth.”
― Nicole Perlroth, This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race

“Endeavors focused on AIDS, though crucial, must be linked to efforts to empower poor women. The much-abused term “empower” is not meant vaguely here; empowerment is not a matter of self-esteem or even of parliamentary representation. Those choosing to make common cause with poor women must help them gain control over their own lives. Control of lives is related to control of land, systems of production, and the formal political and legal structures in which lives are enmeshed. In each of these arenas, poor people overall are already laboring at a vast disadvantage; the voices of poor women in particular are almost unheard.”
― Paul Farmer, Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plagues

“I have come to believe that we desire hope, but what we really need is meaning. Hopelessness arises in dire situations, and being hopeful is not always rational or possible. Meaninglessness, though, is death before death. Reminding someone of the meaning of their life, even if they can’t be cured, can be transformative. Hope and meaning. Two powerful motivating forces in Medicine and in life.”
― F. Perry Wilson, How Medicine Works and When It Doesn't: Learning Who to Trust to Get and Stay Healthy