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It's also much clearer how much damage the occupation of Iraq is doing to America's reputation and prestige around the world; and that's just starting now to hit home in the United States. ↗

— Peter Singer

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Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters. ↗

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

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The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and death. When literature becomes too intellectual - when it begins to ignore the passions, the emotions - it becomes sterile, silly, and actually without substance. ↗

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

#becomes #begins #between #death #emotion

We write not only for children but also for their parents. They, too, are serious children. ↗

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

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Animals, or at least those who are conscious and capable of suffering or enjoying their lives, are not things for us to use in whatever way we find convenient. ↗

— Peter Singer

#conscious #convenient #enjoying #find #least

Do business managers have a commitment to anything more than the success of their company and to making money? It would be hard to say that they do. Indeed, many business leaders deny that there is any conflict between self-interest and the interests of all. ↗

— Peter Singer

#anything #between #business #business leaders #commitment

Dolphins are social mammals, capable of enjoying their lives. They form close bonds with other members of their group. ↗

— Peter Singer

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For example, one way of giving yourself a strong incentive to reach your goal is to commit to pay money to someone if you fail. Better yet, you can specify that you will have to pay a certain sum to a cause that you detest. ↗

— Peter Singer

#cause #certain #commit #detest #example

Had Rumsfeld said at any time 'get me a report on what's going on', he could have had it. You're right, it depends on choices that we make, which parts of the world we want to be in immediate contact with. ↗

— Peter Singer

#choices #contact #could #depends #get

So, basically, my view is I don't want to support the exploitation of animals, and within reason, I will do what I can to avoid it, but it's not like it's a religion for me. It's not like I consider I'm polluted if somehow some bit of milk or cheese or something passes my lips. ↗

— Peter Singer

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