#be

Classic nineteenth century European imperialists believed they were literally on a mission. I don't believe that the imperialists these days have that same sense of public service. They are simply pirates. ↗

— John Pilger

#believed #century #classic #days #european

To attain inner peace you must actually give your life, not just your possessions. When you at last give your life - bringing into alignment your beliefs and the way you live then, and only then, can you begin to find inner peace. ↗

— Peace Pilgrim

#actually #alignment #attain #begin #beliefs

When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. ↗

— Peace Pilgrim

#find #kind #live #others #peace

They say it all started out with a big bang. But, what I wonder is, was it a big bang or did it just seem big because there wasn't anything else drown it out at the time? ↗

— Karl Pilkington

#bang #because #big #big bang #did

I say have the night and give people the awards, but why do people want to watch people win awards? What are they getting out of it? I don't quite get it. Because they have awards all the time; there's awards for butchers, the best meat served, but they don't televise it. I don't know why they do it for films or TV programs. ↗

— Karl Pilkington

#because #best #butchers #films #get

I'd say the best is when I was in Africa, I saw a hippo in a house. Someone had a pet hippo. And they're meant to be one of the most dangerous animals on the planet, and they had one that was sort of just wandering in and out of their house, just sort of roaming about. ↗

— Karl Pilkington

#africa #best #dangerous #had #house

I like to bet on people, especially those who have taken risks and failed in some way, because they have more real-world experience. And they're humble. ↗

— Mark Pincus

#bet #especially #experience #failed #humble

It's not a joke: I really do like being at home. ↗

— Karl Pilkington

#home #i #joke #like #really

To be honest, marriage doesn't scare me and that, it's just once you've been together for so long, if you haven't got any kids it's just a big expensive day out for everyone else to enjoy, isn't it? ↗

— Karl Pilkington

#been #big #day #else #enjoy

The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves responsible for that future. ↗

— Gifford Pinchot

#future #great #make #only #our