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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Ive always felt that what I have going for me is not my imagination, because everyone has an imagination. What I have is a relentlessly controlled imagination. What looks like wild invention is actually quite carefully calculated. – Terry Pratchett

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Imagination
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The ideal death, I think, is what was the ideal Victorian death, you know, with your grandchildren around you, a bit of sobbing. And you say goodbye to your loved ones, making certain that one of them has been left behind to look after the shop. – Terry Pratchett

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Death
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There was once a caustic comment from someone suggesting I was breeding a new race. Fans from different countries have married, amazing things like that. Ive been to some of the weddings. I went to one here the other day, a pagan ceremony. – Terry Pratchett

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My meaningless office job: they pay me for my body and mind, but my heart gets no paycheck and my soul pays the taxes. – Carrie Latet, 2006

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Society

If you ask an economist whats driven economic growth, its been major advances in things that mattered – the mechanization of farming, mass manufacturing, things like that. The problem is, our society is not organized around doing that. – Larry Page

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Society

I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person. – Rand Paul

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Society

The gift of loneliness is sometimes a radical vision of society or ones people that has not previously been taken into account. – Alice Walker

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I was encouraged to hear that GM has made great progress on the hydrogen car. – Albert Wynn

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Im not defined by where I came from. I never took part in the rules and hatred that sometimes go along with religion. But if my parents are happy with what they believe, then Im happy to stay out of their way. We agree to disagree. – Katy Perry

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Life begins at forty and ends at sixty-five — degrees centigrade. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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Im only wanted by directors for the image I give off, and it makes me angry. I always wanted to be an actor and not a beauty pageant winner. – Jude Law

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