E. F. Schumacher Quotes
After all, for mankind as a whole there are no exports. We did not start developing by obtaining foreign exchange from Mars or the moon. Mankind is a closed society.
Quotes to Explore
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Good sports facilities are a blessing.
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I would never let somebody say that they're me. That would be the ultimate betrayal of what I stand for.
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In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.
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I've had Irish skin from the time I was a young girl.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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I do not consider the Lisbon Treaty to be a good thing for Europe, for the freedom of Europe, or for the Czech Republic.
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I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved who I am not. Even if you're not accepted, at least you are still yourself.
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I just know you can not be on top forever. There's always going to be the next guy, and if I'm going to go down, I'd like to know I helped the next guy take my spot. You can't prevent the inevitable, but you can join the ship.
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Boxing is one of the few sports that is one on one.
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I'm a good audience in general, but it's hard to make me laugh.
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I'm a private person. I'm shy about people knowing things.
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There isn't quite a feeling you get from playing video games that you get when you're playing sports, which is like a sense of euphoria. You just get the satisfaction of doing something active and feeling good after.
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Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
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Quickly, after I landed in England, I found out ways to get scholarships. England turned out to be a very encouraging place for me.
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Creativity is an inherent human quality of the highest order. When we create, we become more than the sum of our parts.
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On the issue of abortion, I'm ever on the fence, or, at most, an inch or two to either side.
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At the lodge the chief gave me many particulars which were relative to the late visit of the Spaniards.
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Kmart uses such mass production that they are able to lower their prices. My hose, for instance, is made by the same factory, the same machines, the same threads as the hose made by four top designers.
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‘I am not who I was, but I know who I am.’
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The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.
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It is better, as far as getting the vote is concerned, I believe, to have a small, united group than an immense debating society.
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We got to the moon, but have never done anything better since. I'm disappointed that we have not made more progress since Apollo. I don't even see a plan that says we're going to do better than Apollo to exceed that goal.
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For every worm beneath the moon Draws different threads, and late and soon Spins, toiling out his own cocoon.
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After all, for mankind as a whole there are no exports. We did not start developing by obtaining foreign exchange from Mars or the moon. Mankind is a closed society.
