no. 461

"Viewed through the lens of history, the main job of U.S. presidents is to be mature and wise enough to stand up to the permanent war machine."

Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Earth Institute at Columbia University

no. 454

"It doesn't take much cruelty, to make people afraid of your kindness"

a softer world, no. 1171

no. 445

"We’re haunted by terrible fears and paranoias. We’re frightened beings. When people are afraid, fear takes over and brings out all kind of irrationality. So, yes, we’re constantly striving to be rational, but we’re not wholly rational beings."

Karen Armstrong

no. 383

"Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear."

Albert Camus

no. 332

"It's freeing to fail and realize that you didn't die."

Tina Fey

via

no. 315

"We’re all going to die, all of us, what a circus! That alone should make us love each other but it doesn’t. We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities, we are eaten up by nothing."

Charles Bukowski

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