#anita

It's all very well for us to sit here in the west with our high incomes and cushy lives, and say it's immoral to violate the sovereignty of another state. But if the effect of that is to bring people in that country economic and political freedom, to raise their standard of living, to increase their life expectancy, then don't rule it out. ↗

— Niall Ferguson

#interventionism #isolationism #noninterventionism #realpolitik #sovereignty

There had to be a circle of Hell where you were eternally fourteen, eternally in junior high. One of the lower circles. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#funny #funny

You can't kill us all, human.' He was right. I raised the machine gun a little. 'True, but who's going to be first in line? ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#bad-ass #funny #funny

He balled his hand into a fist. "You are such a bitch." "Woof, woof," I said. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#funny #laurell-k-hamilton #richard #funny

I thought of several alec smart remarks, but you should humor crazy people when you're at their mercy; it's a rule. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#chimera #narcissus-in-chains #humor

Life's a bitch,” I said. “And then you die,” Larry finished for me. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#life

who is the love of my life? Maybe I don't have one. Maybe it's not love at all. But if it's not love, then what is it? I wish I knew. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#life

Oui , but if all the men in your life are happy, you are happier, and it makes my life easier." - Jean-Claude ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#jean-claude #life

The thinking man must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another, even the lowliest creature; but to do so is to renounce our manhood and shoulder a guilt which nothing justifies. ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

#humanitarian #vegan #vegetarian #life

Random Acts of Kindness," he said. "You need some in your life. Everybody does." "No, I don't have much of a rak, but hey, this is the twenty-third century, you can get anything fixed if you have enough money. ↗

— Peter F. Hamilton

#life