Satish Kumar Quotes
Look at what realists have done for us. They have led us to war and climate change, poverty on an unimaginable scale, and wholesale ecological destruction. Half of humanity goes to bed hungry because of all the realistic leaders in the world. I tell people who call me 'unrealistic' to show me what their realism has done. Realism is an outdated, overplayed and wholly exaggerated concept.
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What is more important? What the members of a politicised tribunal say, or what the citizens vote for? For me, it is clear.
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Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.
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Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance.
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Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.
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I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.
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All of the characters in my films, they share one commonality. It doesn't matter whether they are good or bad, it doesn't matter whether they are smart or stupid, these characters all take responsibility for their own behavior. I'm much the same.
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I like things simple.
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I don't worry about the things I can't change.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations.
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I love fashion and there is no easier way to express yourself than through the clothes you wear.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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She looked at me penetratingly. So I suppose you can figure out what happened next.
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Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.
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My parents, Gary and Patricia, let me be in my world. They never told me what I couldn't do. It helped me adapt in a positive way.
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Sometimes I feel like a man; sometimes I feel like a child.
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If most women are looking for security, I think men look for adventure.
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You can't reconcile being pro-life on abortion and pro-death on the death penalty.
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Sometimes I dream to be alone and that nobody would talk to me. But I understand that football is really important and that everybody watches it. When you're famous, you have to do photos or autographs, especially for the kids.
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Forgiveness is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.
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Every once in a while I run the Olympic downhill in Japan in my head. I think of how the energy is going to flow and then I make it all work for myself.
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Absurdly improbable things are quite as liable to happen in real life as in weak literature.
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Look at what realists have done for us. They have led us to war and climate change, poverty on an unimaginable scale, and wholesale ecological destruction. Half of humanity goes to bed hungry because of all the realistic leaders in the world. I tell people who call me 'unrealistic' to show me what their realism has done. Realism is an outdated, overplayed and wholly exaggerated concept.
