Scilla Elworthy Quotes
When faced with world problems - like hunger, overpopulation, nuclear weapons, the arms trade - you may be among those who are overwhelmed by a feeling of "Help! What on earth can I, just one person, do about this?" Take heart. That's a sane response. It's the basis for a whole new attitude to world problems, where change at the level of the individual is more and more recognised as essential to change in huge world systems.Scilla Elworthy
Quotes to Explore
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The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
Earl Weaver -
Everybody loves a villain - let's face it.
Campbell Scott -
I always knew I would make the record that I made in 'Carter Girl.'
Carlene Carter -
I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.
Nat King Cole -
Solange's new album, 'A Seat at the Table', is so many things at once: an antidote to hate, a celebration of blackness, an expression of the right to feel it all. After a move to Louisiana and period of self-reflection, the artist joined forces with a range of collaborators to put her new discoveries to music.
Tavi Gevinson -
We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance.
Hannah Arendt
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So long as the Zulu people are here, clearly I will still have a role to play in this country.
Mangosuthu Buthelezi -
A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
Han Fei -
When I got my first guitar, I played along with everything I heard that had guitar in it, like the Ramones, Nirvana and Sublime, as well as whatever hip-hop and R&B stuff was on the radio.
Gary Clark Jr. -
'Haraamkhor' is a low budget film. We are not worried about the box office because our film is already in profit. It's got a strong content that will reach people's heart.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui -
Men! The only animal in the world to fear.
D. H. Lawrence -
After God and my family, it's surf. I don't imagine me not surfing. Surf brings me smile every day.
Gabriel Medina
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A great revolution in just one single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of humankind.
Daisaku Ikeda -
When you get too big a majority, you're immediately in trouble.'
Sam Rayburn -
The more you get into any religion, it becomes the same. It really becomes how you treat other people and how you get outside yourself. How you look to help other people, and how you get out of this 'I, me, mine' type of thing.
Abel Ferrara -
'Don't Look Now' is a masterpiece. I think it's the best-edited movie of all time. I adore it.
Edgar Wright -
Food is like a legal drug. You can take 50 cents and walk into the store and buy a Twinkie and get high. And it's killing people.
Fat Joe -
Ordo et connexio idearum idem est ac ordo et connexio rerum
Baruch Spinoza
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When the element of conversion with reference to a standard is eliminated from life, what remains is the irresponsible quest for thrills.
Irving Babbitt -
You're surrounded by electronic music in New York. I mean New York is one of the few places in North America where electronic music is the prevalent form.
Bob Mould Hüsker Dü -
As far as being on the officials every five minutes, it's just not good for the game. The officials don't like it; you embarrass them, so it's just not good. Now, every now and then they might make a bad call, but officiating is hard.
Tyronn Lue -
I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time - without UN approval and much broader support from the international community.
Kofi Annan -
A dog has kindliness in his heart and dignity in his demeanor. The finest qualities anyone can have.
Kay Francis -
When faced with world problems - like hunger, overpopulation, nuclear weapons, the arms trade - you may be among those who are overwhelmed by a feeling of "Help! What on earth can I, just one person, do about this?" Take heart. That's a sane response. It's the basis for a whole new attitude to world problems, where change at the level of the individual is more and more recognised as essential to change in huge world systems.
Scilla Elworthy