Quote by Terry Pratchett
I am certain no one sets out to be cruel, but our treatment of the

I am certain no one sets out to be cruel, but our treatment of the elderly ill seems to have no philosophy to it. As a society, we should establish whether we have a policy of life at any cost. – Terry Pratchett

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The baby boomers are getting older, and will stay older for longer. And they will run right into the dementia firing range. How will a society cope? Especially a society that cant so readily rely on those stable family relationships that traditionally provided the backbone of care? – Terry Pratchett

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Family
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It seems that when you have cancer you are a brave battler against the disease, but when you have Alzheimers you are an old fart. Thats how people see you. It makes you feel quite alone. – Terry Pratchett

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What is the damnation of hell? To go with that society who have not obeyed His commands. – Joseph Smith, Jr.

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In every interview I have ever read or seen or taken part in, the final question in our future-oriented society is always, What next? – Jessica Savitch

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Widespread caffeine use explains a lot about the twentieth century. – Greg Egan, “Distress”

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We are all murderers and prostitutes – no matter to what culture, society, class, nation one belongs, no matter how normal, moral, or mature, one takes oneself to be. – R. D. Laing

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Courage is action, not talk. – Jeff Rich

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The only way you may correct the bad things in your past is to add better things to your future. – Shiloh Morrison

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Never comment on a womans rear end. Never use the words large or size with rear end. Never. Avoid the area altogether. Trust me. – Tim Allen

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Christianity is art and not money. Money is its curse. – William Blake

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