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My job is to provide the president with the richest possible consideration, so that he knows what is at stake in whatever decision he makes. ↗

— Leon Kass

#decision #job #knows #makes #possible

Nearly all Italian officers speak French. ↗

— Hugh Dalton

#italian #nearly #officers #speak

I think it's like music for the sake of music, and a lot of the words stem from liking music a lot, wanting to be a good band and having a good sense of humour, and living in a situation where we're free to pretty much do what we want. ↗

— Jon Fishman

#free #good #good band #good sense #having

Perhaps you could sympathize with those who seek to replace a dead child with a copy, or to copy a parent or a relative or even a celebrity. ↗

— Leon Kass

#child #copy #could #dead #even

Technological innovation is indeed important to economic growth and the enhancement of human possibilities. ↗

— Leon Kass

#economic growth #enhancement #growth #human #important

The abortion controversy is important for what it says about our stance toward procreation and children altogether. ↗

— Leon Kass

#about #altogether #children #controversy #important

Where we're living we have a certain amount of our profit every year it's like a percentage 5 or 7% or something like that that we set aside specifically for charity things. ↗

— Jon Fishman

#aside #certain #charity #every #like

The benefits of biomedical progress are obvious, clear, and powerful. The hazards are much less well appreciated. ↗

— Leon Kass

#benefits #biomedical #clear #hazards #less

They’re close. Voices loud and fierce, Slapping faces with words. A scream … A cry … They’re getting closer. Did I lock the door? It’s too late to check. They’re coming. I barely move, barely breathe. Perhaps they’ll go away. But they’re getting closer. The door slams against the wall. My eyes squeeze shut. This curtain is not a shield. They’re here. They’ve come for me. I freeze. Metal rings clank together. My barrier is cast aside. Wearily, I look. Reddened eyes glower at one another … But not at me. I wonder. A moment of silence … Water streams down my face. Steam rolls around my flesh. I glare at the intruders And slide the curtain between us. I wait. He shrieks, “She took my glow stick!” She howls, “No, I didn’t!” I scowl. “Go tell your father about it.” They leave. I inhale the lavender mist. Slather bubbles over my skin. Five more minutes … And, next time, I shall lock the door. ↗

— Barbara Brooke

#family #humor #meditation #poem #poetry

The neuroscience area - which is absolutely in its infancy - is much more important than genetics. ↗

— Leon Kass

#area #genetics #important #infancy #more