Quotes for All
Language is inherently not concerned with logic. As an expression of the psychological activities of humankind, it simply follows a linear process as it seeks actualisation. Moreover, it does not obey the objective concepts of time and space that belong to the physical world. When the discussion of time and space is imported into linguistic … Read more
The human species does not necessarily move in stages from progress to progress … history and civilization do not advance in tandem. From the stagnation of Medieval Europe to the decline and chaos in recent times on the mainland of Asia and to the catastrophes of two world wars in the twentieth century, the methods … Read more
I think writers are a lot like lawyers. We feed off the misfortunes of people, even ourselves. Gail Anderson-Dargatz
According to a recent study, depression is described as being the disease most destructive to humankind, largely because of the devastation it wreaks on our lives…. Yes, we could set up our minds to ignore our feelings and barricade ourselves from the winds and dust of the brain pattern. And we could become like robots, … Read more
From the earliest times the Welsh have been looked upon as an unclean people. It is thus that they have preserved their racial integrity. Their sons and daughters rarely mate with humankind except their own blood relations. Evelyn Waugh
Capitalism and the thirst for profit without limits of the capitalist system are destroying the planet…Climate change has placed all humankind before a great choice: to continue in the ways of capitalism and death, or to start down the path of harmony with nature and respect for life. Evo Morales
Wyatt Earp and the Holy Grail: The Tale of the Three Gates is a look at humankind’s relationship to the elements which surround them. Oftentimes, these elements encroach on them in a way that is not normal. Evan Jacobs
Did the gods once mingle with humankind, or is Homer a visionary madman, or, what is worse, a mere poet, a maker-up of beautiful falsities, an elegant liar? I shall grapple with that perplexity, only to emerge as I went in, in a cloud of unknowing, if perhaps a little the wiser. Eva Brann
When the study of the household (ecology) and the management of the household (economics) can be merged, and when ethics can be extended to include environmental as well as human values, then we can be optimistic about the future of humankind. Accordingly, bringing together these three ‘E’s’ is the ultimate holism and the great challenge … Read more
Everyone seems to want to be somewhere they aren’t. Choose to be where you are right now and you will be happier than 90 percent of humankind. Ernie J Zelinski