Marilyn Ferguson Quotes
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It is not the strong who are dangerous to the world and to themselves. It is the weak and the inadequate who threaten - and sometimes destroy - mankind's peace and prosperity.
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It belongs to human nature to hate those you have injured.
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I hate jeans for no reason.
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I'm always about, 'What is the most productive version of what I'm putting into the world?' Something that can be engaged by all folks. I don't have to change everyone.
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You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
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There was always a love-hate relationship with New York in the rest of the country, but I made them feel more love than hate.
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Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 in the attacks and prepared for war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers.
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A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.
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Nothing is better than peace, by which all warfare of heavenly and earthly foes is brought to naught.
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Hamas, the opponents of Arafat, the opponents of peace, urged a boycott of the election, and yet there was an 85 percent turnout where Hamas is supposed to be strong. Isn't that really quite incredible?
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I hate chilling. I hate even the notion of chilling. I like doing stuff.
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I feel that we don't have the luxury of asking whether or not the Palestinians and Israelis can achieve peace. I think we have to just ask the question of when and how.
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There is a clear interest within ISIS to drag Israel into a war with them. If they do so, they will be able to paint Israel as having an alliance with the states fighting against them.
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You can't hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree. You can't hate Africa and not hate yourself.
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But if Russia is to be part of this larger zone of peace it cannot bring into it its imperial baggage. It cannot bring into it a policy of genocide against the Chechens, and cannot kill journalists, and it cannot repress the mass media.
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I come from a very hospitable, close, Catholic, matriarchal family.
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To secure peace is to prepare for war.
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I'm at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.
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I am utterly convinced that Science and Peace will triumph over Ignorance and War, that nations will eventually unite not to destroy but to edify, and that the future will belong to those who have done the most for the sake of suffering humanity.
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Ever since my United Nations work, for instance, they've been saying that I've gone into politics. The United Nations is a nonpolitical body.
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I don't remember my father reading to me, but I remember him telling me bedtime stories. I got to pick what was in them, and then he'd make them up.
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There is a deep connection, when we're talking about certain market forces and a legal structure that inhibits low or moderate income families from getting ahead. Eviction is part of a business model at the bottom of the market.
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In my experience, professionals who are best in any field approach their work with humility. They know that their work is more than just a job. It's an exploration of life. Even on days when they feel most confident, things can go wrong. Sometimes even the good things that happen are a mystery - a surprise. There are always elements outside our control. That's humbling - or should be.
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Everybody knows that love is better than hate, and peace is better than war.
