Hans-Peter Dürr Quote on Our Lifestyle and the Earth
“Our lifestyle in the Western world – if applied to everyone – would far exceed the Earth’s capacity. We would need at least five new Earths.”
Hans-Peter Dürr
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Andrea Bocelli Quote on Opera Singing and Song Music
“Because, in opera, I have to sing for people that are very far from me, instead of, when I sing a song, I try to imagine to sing like in an ear of a child.”
Andrea Bocelli
Inspiring Quote by Andrea Bocelli on Strength and Heart in the Olympic Games
“If you could have the arms of Hercules, legs as swift as the wind. If you could leap shoulder high above the rim, have the kick of a dolphin, the reflexes of a cat. If you could have all these, you would have the body, you would have the tools. But you would not have greatness until you understand that the strongest muscle is the heart. To me, that’s the soul of the Olympic Games.”
Andrea Bocelli
“If Two People Agree” – Quote by Henry Ford
“If two people agree, one of them is unnecessary.”
Henry Ford
Liberty and Security – Quote by Harry Browne
“For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats.”
Harry Browne
Christianity as a Demanding Religion – Neil Postman
“I believe I am not mistaken in saying that Christianity is a demanding and serious religion. When it is delivered as easy and amusing, it is another kind of religion altogether.”
Neil Postman
Harry Browne on the End of World War II
“I’m old enough to remember the end of World War II. On Aug. 14, 1946, a year after the Japanese were defeated, most newspapers and magazines had single articles commemorating the end of the war.”
Harry Browne
John Trudell on Humanity’s Connection to Earth
“Our bones, flesh and blood are made up of the metals, liquids and minerals of the earth and everything on this planet is made up of the same things. As humans we have being, so everything on the earth does too in our culture, because we are made of the same thing.”
John Trudell
Emma Goldman: Women and Freedom
“Women need not always keep their mouths shut and their wombs open.”
Emma Goldman
Harry Browne on Compassion and Limited Resources
“Like many people, most Libertarians feel empathy and sympathy for less fortunate people. But they know you can’t have perfection in a world of limited resources.”
Harry Browne