#d

The United Nations has become a largely irrelevant, if not positively destructive institution, and the just-released U.N. report on the atrocities in Darfur, Sudan, proves the point. ↗

— Linda Chavez

#become #darfur #destructive #institution #irrelevant

Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone. ↗

— Fred Rogers

#fear #friendship #inspirational #trauma #trust

I stopped thinking about it after trying to figure out what are the lessons learned, and there are so many. After I had basically sorted that out, I figured it's time to really look at the future and not at the past. ↗

— Kalpana Chawla

#after #basically #figure #figured #future

Some of the senior people, the very senior astronauts, shook my hand and said, 'K.C., you did a great job. Don't let anyone tell you different.' ↗

— Kalpana Chawla

#astronauts #did #different #great #great job

It's always the generals with the bloodiest records who are the first to shout what a hell it is. And it's always the war widows who lead the Memorial Day parades. ↗

— Paddy Chayefsky

#bloodiest #day #first #generals #hell

People have always been obsessed by celebrities. There are just more outlets and opportunities to make a living exploiting that obsession nowadays. ↗

— Don Cheadle

#been #celebrities #exploiting #just #living

Ever see a little kid walking around talking to himself? I'm the same way. ↗

— Chubby Checker

#ever #himself #i #kid #little

Economic advance is not the same thing as human progress. ↗

— John Clapham

#economic #human #human progress #progress #same

Parvesh Cheena is a real treat for the ladies. ↗

— Parvesh Cheena

#real #real treat #treat

The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is undisguisable. ↗

— John Cheever

#deep #fallen #joy #just #love