Lives Of Others Quotes - Page 7

• We are only peripherally tied to the lives of others. It takes a long long time for us to become deeply involved with others, and for some this never happens.

  Edward T. Hall

  Long, Culture, Happens

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• My parents and grandparents have always been engaged in teaching or the medical profession or the priesthood, so I've sort of grown up with a sense of complicity in the lives of other people, so there's no virtue in that; it's the way one is raised.

  Colin Firth

  Teaching, People, Grandparent

  "Colin Firth: a man of sense and sensibility" by Vanessa Thorpe, www.theguardian.com. February 6, 2010.

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• I believe in the energy of art, and through the use of that energy, the artist's ability to transform his or her life, and by example, the lives of others.

  Audrey Flack

  Art, Believe, Energy

  Audrey Flack (1986). “Art & soul: notes on creating”, Dutton Adult

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• To conclude this discussion, assessment of justice demands engagement with the 'eyes of mankind',first, because we may variously identify with the others elsewhere and not just with our local community;second, because our choices and actions may affect the lives of others far as well as near;and third,because what they see from their respective perspective of history and geography may help us to overcome our own parochialism.

  Amartya Sen

  Eye, Assessment, Justice

  Amartya Sen (2009). “The Idea of Justice”, p.130, Harvard University Press

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• Ambient awareness is the experience of knowing what's going on in the lives of other people - what they're thinking about, what they're doing, what they're looking at - by paying attention to the small stray status messages that people are putting online. We're now able to stitch together these fantastic details and mental maps of what is going on in other people's lives.

  Clive Thompson

  Thinking, Knowing, People

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• Owning a business is NOT about working your ass off for the sake of trying to squeeze out a living.  It is NOT about making tons of money at the expense of losing tons of life.  It IS about maximizing life, bettering your life and the lives of others, which, not so ironically, fattens your purse.

  Mike Michalowicz

  Trying, Maximizing, Sake

  Mike Michalowicz (2008). “The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur: The Tell-it-like-it-is Guide to Cleaning Up in Business, Even If You are at the End of Your Roll”, p.7, Toilet Paper Entrepreneur

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• The world is full of what seem like intractable problems. Often we let that paralyze us. Instead, let is spur you to action. There are some people in the world that we can't help, but there are so many more that we can. So when you see a mother and her children suffering in another part of the world, don't look away. Look right at them. Let them break your heart, then let your empathy and your talents help you make a difference in the lives of others. Whether you volunteer every week or just a few times a year, your time and unique skills are invaluable.

  Melinda Gates

  Mother, Children, Heart

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• The more alive we feel, the more we can contribute to the lives of others.

  Ken Robinson

  Motivational, Alive, Feels

  Ken Robinson Ph.D., Lou Aronica (2009). “The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything”, p.66, Penguin

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• When we ignore the prostituted child, we actually lend our hand to their abuse. When we ignore the widow and the orphan in their distress, we actually add to their pain. When we ignore the slave who remains captive, it's us who is entrapping them. When we forget the refugee, it's actually us who is displacing them. When we choose not to help the poor and the needy, we actually rob them. Perhaps the only fair thing to say is that when we forsake the lives of others, we actually forsake our own.

  Joel Houston

  Pain, Children, Hands

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• We will never recognize the true value of our own lives until we affirm the value in the life of others.

  Ronald Reagan

  Life, True Value, Values

  "Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation". Book by Ronald Reagan, 1983.

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• I miss my grandmother every day. I miss her vitality, her interest in the lives of others, her courage and determination, her perceptive wisdom, her calm in the face of all difficulties, her steadfast belief in the British people and above all her unstoppable sense of mischievous humour.

  Prince Charles

  Determination, Grandmother, People

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• You will feel the full force of the law and if you are old enough to commit these crimes you are old enough to face the punishments. And to these people I would say this: you are not only wrecking the lives of others, you are potentially wrecking your own life too.

  David Cameron

  Law, Punishment, People

  "Reaction On The Streets In South London". "All Things Considered" with Michele Norris, www.npr.org.

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  A leader is someone who helps improve the lives of other people or improve the system they live under.

  Sam Houston

  Leadership, People, Helping

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• As we tell stories about the lives of others, we learn how to imagine what another creature might feel in response to various events. At the same time, we identify with the other creature and learn something about ourselves.

  Martha C. Nussbaum

  Empathy, Events, Stories

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• The humanitarian wishes to be a prime mover in the lives of others. He cannot admit either the divine or the natural order, by which men have the power to help themselves. The humanitarian puts himself in the place of God.
  But he is confronted by two awkward facts; first, that the competent do not need his assistance; and second, that the majority of people positively do not want to be "done good" by the humanitarian. Of course, what the humanitarian actually proposes is that he shall do what he thinks is good for everybody. It is at this point that the humanitarian sets up the guillotine.

  Isabel Paterson

  Men, Thinking, Order

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• I wish I could recall with clarity the impulse that compelled me to help bring this camp into being. I'd be pleased if I could announce a motive of lofty purpose. I've been accused of compassion, of altruism, of devotion to Christian, Hebrew, and Muslim ethic, but however desperate I am to claim ownership of a high ideal, I cannot. I wanted, I think, to acknowledge Luck; the chance of it, the benevolence of it in my life, and the brutality of it in the lives of others, made especially savage for children because they may not be allowed the good fortune of a lifetime to correct it.

  Paul Newman

  Christian, Children, Thinking

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• I want to acknowledge luck, the benevolence of it in my life, and the brutality of it in the lives of others.

  Paul Newman

  Luck, Want, Brutality

  Paul Newman, A.E. Hotchner (2003). “Shameless Exploitation in Pursuit of the Common Good: The Madcap Business Adventure by the Truly Oddest Couple”, p.102, Nan A. Talese

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• I wanted, I think, to acknowledge Luck: the chance of it, the benevolence of it in my life, and the brutality of it in the lives of others; made especially savage for children because they may not be allowed the good fortune of a lifetime to correct it.

  Paul Newman

  Children, Thinking, Luck

  Paul Newman, A.E. Hotchner (2003). “Shameless Exploitation in Pursuit of the Common Good: The Madcap Business Adventure by the Truly Oddest Couple”, p.102, Nan A. Talese

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• You cannot live a normal existence if you haven't taken care of a problem that affects your life and affects the lives of others, values that you hold which in fact define your very existence.

  Wole Soyinka

  Taken, Care, Facts

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• We are never really happy until we try to brighten the lives of others.

  Helen Keller

  Trying, Really Happy

  Helen Keller (2000). “To Love this Life: Quotations”, p.26, American Foundation for the Blind

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• Our greatest value is to reproduce ourselves in the lives of others. When you leave behind a vibrant Christian who knows his calling and his commission, you can be buried, but you will live on through all those in whom you have been reproduced.

  Jerry Falwell

  Christian, Calling, Buried

  Jerry Falwell (1981). “Keys to daily living”

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• Embracing your new kind of normal is the most empowering choice you will ever make. It transcends common sense. It is resistant to old patterns. It is sticky, uncomfortable, agitating, and difficult. But it is liberating and life giving and spirit enriching. It changes your life and the lives of everyone who joins you on your journey. And then, quite unexpectedly, you realize you are splashing hope into the lives of others because you have an intimate love relationship with the Source of hope.

  Carol Kent

  Hope, Encouragement, Journey

  Carol Kent (2007). “A New Kind of Normal: Hope-Filled Choices When Life Turns Upside Down”, p.219, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Prufrock had measured out his life with measuring spoons; Dubin, in books resurrecting the lives of others.

  Bernard Malamud

  Life, Book, Inspire

  Bernard Malamud, Thomas Mallon (2003). “Dubin's Lives: A Novel”, p.12, Macmillan

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• Miracles are everywhere to be found when priesthood callings are magnified. When faith replaces doubt, when selfless service eliminates selfish striving, the power of God brings to pass His purposes. The priesthood is not really so much a gift as it is a commission to serve, a privilege to lift, and an opportunity to bless the lives of others.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Selfish, Opportunity, Miracle

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• Humans and other animals experience love and fear, and form deep emotional bonds with cherished companions. We mourn when a close friend dies, and so do other animals, as Barbara King's poignant book illustrates in compelling detail. How Animals Grieve helps us to connect and to better understand the complex social lives of other animals and of ourselves.

  Gene Baur

  Kings, Book, Animal

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