#ali

Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence. ↗

— Abdul Kalam

#been #development #even #half #human

One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities. ↗

— Abdul Kalam

#creating #educational #enterprises #every #every nation

I've just got a new house in Pacific Palisades. It's really cute. ↗

— Claire Forlani

#got #house #i #just #new

Sometimes I eavesdrop on people. I could rationalize it - oh, this is good anthropological research for characters I'm writing - but it's basically just nosiness. It also helps me gauge where I'm at: Am I normal? ↗

— Mindy Kaling

#am #basically #characters #could #eavesdrop

There is no indisputable proof for the big bang," said Hollus. "And there is none for evolution. And yet you accept those. Why hold the question of whether there is a creator to a higher standard? ↗

— Robert J. Sawyer

#big-bang #darwinism #double-standards #id #intelligent-design

I feel like if I had my personality but was an OB/GYN, you would be psyched. You'd be like, 'My chatty, pop-culture-interested but plainspoken, wants-to-talk-about-clothes but serious-minded doctor.' I feel like I would clean up with patients. That's kind of a cocky thing to say. ↗

— Mindy Kaling

#clean up #cocky #doctor #feel #had

The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive. ↗

— W. C. Fields

#dangerous #dangerous place #get #getting #lucky

The New Look of Batman is more illustrative and realistic. ↗

— Bob Kane

#illustrative #look #more #new #realistic

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. ↗

— Immanuel Kant

#becomes #cruel #dealings #hard #heart

The studio scene in California is sort of ridiculous anyway. ↗