Satish Kumar Quotes
What we call 'economic growth' is in fact a growth in waste and a decline in the health of natural habitat
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After my hip operation, I had to cut out butter, which I loved, and salt. I no longer eat desserts with lots of cream, and I've cut right back on alcohol.
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I'm a competitive person by nature, and I have been in competitive companies, and I love to compete - joining a company where, certainly, there is a real fire in the belly to compete and bring that energy is something I look forward to.
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Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives.
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If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.
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Defending peace is the duty of all.
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Even if you buy a Finnish, Korean or American phone - it will be Ericsson on the inside.
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When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.
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Belief is not restricted to a brief affirmation based on imitation; rather, it has degrees and stages of development. It is like a seed growing into a fully grown, fruit-bearing tree; like the sun's image in a mirror or in a drop of water to its images on the sea's surface and to the sun itself.
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I am a big fan of the Gallagher brothers. At Liverpool, they came a few times; they are friends of Steven Gerrard. It was nice to meet them. When I was in Spain, I couldn't speak English, so I couldn't understand the lyrics. When I came to England, I started studying music and trying to understand what my favourite songs said.
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You can see neurosis from below - as a sickness - as most psychiatrists see it. Or you can understand it as a compassionate man might: respecting the neurosis as a fumbling and inefficient effort toward good ends.
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That is the core of Trump. He is undoubtedly an idiot, but do not underestimate how good he is at that.
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Our society loves raw character; we love raw women. We don't love our mother because she is hot and sexy: we love our mother because she is our mother. We love our granny because she is our granny. We value her. We don't remember anyone's face from our childhood; we love our granny's face.
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The pitch for the show, the real pitch, when Larry and I went to NBC in 1988, was we want to show how a comedian gets his material. The show about nothing was just a joke in an episode many years later, and Larry and I to this day are surprised that it caught on as a way that people describe the show, because to us it's the opposite of that.
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I love Wingfoot; I'm a member of Wingfoot. It's a great course.
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I love when things are transparent, free and clear of all inhibition and judgment.
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Sometimes the way you respond to horrific, evil deeds is the measure of one's self as a man, as a nation, as people, as a community.
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As a professional wrestler, it's not my position to be the booker, to formulate a match, unless you're asked to do that.
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Every night when I go to bed, I hope that I may never wake again, and every morning renews my grief.
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I had grown up loving movies and had always wanted to write them.
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When the American people saw the LA riots and crowds of Blacks cheering O.J. Simpson (who was acquitted by the almost all Black jury), they received a peek into their future.
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There is a lot of growth taking place in capturing aspirational consumers and converting them to luxury as they evolve.
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With the advance of feudalism came the growth of iron armor, until, at last, a fighting-man resembled an armadillo.
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For America's economic future to remain prosperous, we must encourage pro-growth policies so that we continue to be the leader in innovation and entrepreneurship.
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What we call 'economic growth' is in fact a growth in waste and a decline in the health of natural habitat
