#esp

We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity. ↗

— George Soros

#common #common interests #dominant #humanity #interests

If the terrorists have the sympathy of people, it's much harder to find them. So we need people on our side, and that leads us to be responsible leaders of the world, show some concern with the problems. ↗

— George Soros

#find #harder #leaders #leads #much

Columbus did not seek a new route to the Indies in response to a majority directive. ↗

— Milton Friedman

#did #directive #indies #majority #new

To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard. ↗

— David Soul

#deal #did #hard #having #hit

But if I had to do it, handle money, then I think I could be responsible, yes. ↗

— Soundarya

#had #handle #i #i think #money

There is one thing that freezes a musician more than the deadliest physical cold, and that is the spiritual chill of an unresponsive audience! ↗

— John Philip Sousa

#chill #cold #deadliest #freezes #more

I had found English audiences highly satisfactory. They are the best listeners in the world. Perhaps the music-lovers of some of our larger cities equal the English, but I do not believe they can be surpassed in that respect. ↗

— John Philip Sousa

#believe #best #cities #english #equal

I think the degree of alienation and despair is more universal. ↗

— Terry Southern

#degree #despair #i #i think #more

One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often. ↗

— Erich Fromm

#cannot #deeply #often #responsive #saddened

Brainy folks were also present in Lyndon Johnson's administration, especially in the Pentagon, where Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's brilliant 'whiz kids' tried to micro-manage the Vietnam war, with disastrous results. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#also #brainy #brilliant #defense #disastrous