![The moral peril to humanity of thoughtlessly accepting these conveniences [of materialism] (with their inherent disadvantages) as constituting a philosophy of life is now becoming apparent. For the implications of this disruptive materialism... are that human beings are nothing but bodies, animals, machines...](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-moral-peril-to-humanity-of-thoughtlessly-accepting-these-conveniences-of-mat.jpg)
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So one time when I was working in this motel one of the toilets leaked and I had to replace the flapper ball. Here's what it said on the package; I kept it till I knew it by heart: 'Please Note. Parts are included for all installations, but no installation requires all of the parts.' That's kind of my philosophy about men. I don't think there's an installation out there that could use all my parts. Barbara Kingsolver
philosophy found knows
I do not presume that I have found the best philosophy, I know that I understand the true philosophy. Baruch Spinoza
philosophy practice style
Those of us whose parenting style can be described as "a series of reflexes, instincts, and minute-by-minute adjustments," as Julie of A Little Pregnant puts it, rather than as a philosophy, are less invested in our own practices. What we do is often less a matter of conviction than one of convenience. What we need to remember is that there is no need to apologize for that, even in the face of the most red-faced outrage. Ayelet Waldman
philosophy responsibility men
Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man who assumes the responsibility of thinking. Ayn Rand
philosophy civilization trying
And again, we're kind of trying to be in that place, that's just so absurd and irreverent and hysterical and it's something that at our company we're kind of, we're so irreverent about everything, we're sort of irreverent about the establishment, we're irreverent about civilization, we're irreverent about philosophy, we're irreverent about religion. Brian Henson
philosophy scary trying
I'd have to say I'm pretty adventurous. I just went to Shanghai for the Special Olympics and I tried dim sum. I'd never really had it before and some of it looked pretty scary, but I tried it anyway. My philosophy is, you're not going to know if you like it until you try it. Brenda Song
philosophy acting triumph
I came into acting with that sort of dull, meet-with-triumph-and-disaster-the-same philosophy and it's been the right one for me. Jamie Sives
philosophy enemy doe
Truth is not the enemy and whatever does not kill us, sets us free. Janis Ian
philosophy animal rights
Not only are the philosophies of animal rights and animal welfare separated by irreconcilable differences... the enactment of animal welfare measures actually impedes the achievement of animal rights... Welfare reforms, by their very nature, can only serve to retard the pace at which animal rights goals are achieved. Gary L. Francione
animal hate people
People are well-intentioned. They hate to see an animal starve. Becky Wilson
animals climate compared easy facts less life people perhaps privileged stunned survive takes time
The simple facts of Chadian life - what it takes to survive in that kind of climate with nothing but a hut and some animals - stunned me. And this made me realize, perhaps for the first time, how easy my life was compared to those of people in less privileged societies. Alex Honnold
animals chance homeless prevent rescued second
Something must be done to prevent more homeless puppies. All animals rescued by Second Chance are spayed and neutered, but it is very expensive.
animal vegetables miracle
The standard approach has been to pump up the dosage of chemicals ... Twenty percent of these approved-for-use pesticides are listed by the EPA as carcinogenic in humans.
animal beat few finish horses quarter runs second
There are very few horses that can go with this horse for the first half-mile. He runs the second quarter as fast, if not faster, than the first quarter and he can finish from there. He's an exceptional animal, and it is really going to take an exceptional animal to beat him.
animal awful bloody
I do everything I can for wild animals because they have such a bloody awful time. Brian Blessed
animal my-favorite
Chimps are far too much human to be my favorite animal. Jane Goodall
animal want remember
I cannot remember a time when I did not want to go to Africa to study animals.
animal people
I like some animals more than some people, some people more than some animals.
humanity made
Humanity is always made up of more dead than living. Auguste Comte
humanity theatre crafts
Today, [theatre's] more likely to be consciously not aimed at the public, but at a more sophisticated or educated public. . . . The result is that some of the sheer humanity has leaked out of the enterprise. Arthur Miller
humanity odd-thomas traits
The most identifying trait of humanity is our abilty to be inhumane to one another. Dean Koontz
humanity shaving refrain
One should refrain from contempt for the baser specimens of humanity, for whom liberation amounts to shaving the heads of women who have slept with Germans. Coco Chanel
humanity culture
A culture is the sum of all the things about which humanity can choose to differ. Brian Eno
humanity ifs
If you are not astonished that you exist, your humanity is not complete. Deepak Chopra
humanity being-human penalties
One of the penalties of being a human being is other human beings. Christopher Morley
humanity bills hicks
Bill Hicks wasn't just a comic, he was a crusader against humanity's relentless capacity to underachieve Simon Pegg
humanity church resurrection
The medieval Church believed that the resurrection of Christ marked a new time for all of humanity. Timothy Radcliffe