#being

With no matter what human being, taken individually, I always find reasons for concluding that sorrow and misfortune do not suit him; either because he seems too mediocre for anything so great, or, on the contrary, too precious to be destroyed. ↗

— Simone Weil

#anything #because #being #concluding #contrary

Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would be one of the weakest creatures; but associated with his kind, he works wonders. ↗

— Daniel Webster

#being #condition #creatures #himself #his

For when two beings who are not friends are near each other there is no meeting, and when friends are far apart there is no separation. ↗

— Simone Weil

#beings #each #far #friends #meeting

A few years ago, one of our singles got beaten out by Better Than Ezra. The label could only have one band at a time being taken to the right people at radio, and they opted for Better Than Ezra instead of us. Who knows. ↗

— Gene Ween

#band #beaten #being #better #could

It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from hunger when one has a chance of coming to his assistance. ↗

— Simone Weil

#being #chance #coming #eternal #him

Charity. To love human beings in so far as they are nothing. That is to love them as God does. ↗

— Simone Weil

#charity #does #far #god #human

A doctrine serves no purpose in itself, but it is indispensable to have one if only to avoid being deceived by false doctrines. ↗

— Simone Weil

#being #being deceived #deceived #doctrine #doctrines

Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs of all human beings. ↗

— Simone Weil

#beings #degree #due #effectively #equal

I prefer being as far from the centre of celebrity as possible. ↗

— Rachel Weisz

#celebrity #centre #far #i #possible

Short cycle business are being impacted by credit, and are being impacted by gasoline prices, food, distribution businesses, chemical business. ↗

— Jack Welch

#business #businesses #chemical #credit #cycle