#wards

I had been told from school onwards that the best definition of a human being was man the tool-maker - yet I had just watched a chimp tool-maker in action. I remember that day as vividly as if it was yesterday. ↗

— Jane Goodall

#been #being #best #day #definition

On embarking to return we could perceive no sign of One Tree Island; and as we swept down towards the sea the leafy top of a tree seen in the clear water under the boat was the only evidence of its existence; though a few hours ago it had formed so prominent an object. ↗

— George Grey

#boat #clear #could #down #embarking

My friend made me a leather dress for the MTV awards. It gives you confidence, wearing something you love. ↗

— Cat Deeley

#confidence #dress #friend #gives #leather

The Democratic Party needs to look carefully at moving towards the middle, where the American people are. ↗

— John Dingell

#american people #carefully #democratic #democratic party #look

I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#cannot #creation #frailty #god #his

I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#evil #god #good #i #i do

I don't bear any bitterness towards anyone. ↗

— Gloria Trevi

#anyone #bear #bitterness #i #towards

Some take pains to be biblical, but many [Christian financial teachers, writers, investment counselors, and seminar leaders] simply parrot their secular colleagues. Other than beginning and ending with prayer, mentioning Christ, and sprinkling in some Bible verses, there's no fundamental difference. They reinforce people's materialist attitudes and lifestyles. They suggest a variety of profitable plans in which people can spend or stockpile the bulk of their resources. In short, to borrow a term from Jesus, some Christian financial experts are helping people to be the most successful 'rich fools' they can be. ↗

— Randy Alcorn

#finances #financial-planning #fool #foolish #hoarding

The whole drive of western culture, the part of it which is serious, is towards an extreme objectification. It's carried to the point where the human subject is treated almost as if it's dirt in the works of a watch. ↗

— Henry Flynt

#carried #culture #dirt #drive #extreme

Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves. ↗

— Paul Tillich

#always #cruelty #others #ourselves #towards