Paul Farmer Quotes
For me, an area of moral clarity is: you're in front of someone who's suffering and you have the tools at your disposal to alleviate that suffering or even eradicate it, and you act.
Quotes to Explore
-
Failing to engage in conflict is a terrible decision, one that puts our temporary comfort and the avoidance of discomfort ahead of the ultimate goal of our organization.
-
You learn something when you don't play well, and I figure that helping people, it makes me very, very happy.
-
Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day.
-
I don't have the luxury of having a dog myself because I travel too much, but I love walking and cuddling somebody else's dog.
-
I'm cut from a different cloth. I would never moon someone. I was raised in a good family.
-
Unite liberality with a just frugality; always reserve something for the hand of charity; and never let your door be closed to the voice of suffering humanity.
-
I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.
-
'Trouble,' he chuckled. 'What does a boy like you know about trouble? I was in trouble afore you were born. I been in trouble you don’t even got words for.'
-
After the gold was removed from my body I felt lighter, more free. They say this is what happens if you lack metal. You begin to think as an independent person.
-
It was a small mistake Sometimes that is all it takes.
-
The truth is, the less a subject had to do with the visible world, the more talented I was at solving problems.
-
I'm generally risk averse, and most great entrepreneurs I know are as well.
-
I would love to get into acting. I really enjoy acting - portraying other personalities and approaching different levels and whatnot - that would be awesome.
-
When I get up there, maybe I'm nervous for the first song, but then I get into it. It's a lot of fun to stand up there. I always enjoy the moment when I'm actually standing on stage. When I'm done, I'm like, 'Oh, I want to play one more song.'
-
I'm nocturnal when it comes to recording - I'm just more creative at night.
-
I think that witnessing ecological problems visible from space is one of the new and essential roles of astronauts.
-
John Wayne was a consummate gentleman. Bigger than life.
-
The Social Security trust fund is in pretty good shape today and we should not embark upon risky, dangerous schemes which will, in fact, undermine Social Security, such as privatization.
-
If parents don't instruct their kids on the narrow boundaries of respectful behavior toward the opposite sex, their kids won't learn it anywhere else.
-
The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection, even though it consist in nothing more than the pounding of an old piano, is what alone gives a meaning to our life on this unavailing star.
-
Nobody wanted to believe Jack Ma.
-
It is a great honor to be awarded a Nobel Prize. This is a wonderful experience for my wife Betty and me. We received congratulations by email, phone and post, many from old friends we had not seen for some time.
-
If you fail to report within the next 12 hours. you will be terminated. If you attack any humans, you will be terminated. If you attempt to remove the tracking device, you will be terminated. We look forward to working with you.
-
For me, an area of moral clarity is: you're in front of someone who's suffering and you have the tools at your disposal to alleviate that suffering or even eradicate it, and you act.
