Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes
No society can change the nature of existence. We can't prevent suffering. This pain and that pain, yes, but not Pain. A society can only relieve social suffering, unnecessary suffering. The rest remains. The root, the reality.
Ursula K. Le Guin
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We invoke the sacrifices of our fallen heroes in the abstract, but we seldom take time to thank them individually.
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In business, words are words; explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality.
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No society can change the nature of existence. We can't prevent suffering. This pain and that pain, yes, but not Pain. A society can only relieve social suffering, unnecessary suffering. The rest remains. The root, the reality.
Ursula K. Le Guin
