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The question I asked Georges has now become a general one - You, w

The question I asked Georges has now become a general one – You, who thought you were superfluous, who thought there was no place for you in society, not only are you not superfluous, you are needed and so those who were beggars become givers. – Abbe Pierre

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Its true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges. – Abbe Pierre

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Technology
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Abbe Pierre
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What I would say to the young men and women who are beset by hopelessness and doubt is that they should go and see what is being done on the ground to fight poverty, not like going to the zoo but to take action, to open their hearts and their consciences. – Abbe Pierre

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Men
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Abbe Pierre
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Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man. – John Burroughs

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Society

I dont have any well-developed philosophy about journalism. Ultimately it is important in a society like this, so people can know about everything that goes wrong. – Charles Kuralt

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Society

This society cannot go forward, the way we have been going forward, where the gap between the rich and the poor keeps growing. Its not politically viable its not morally right its just not going to happen. – Michael Bloomberg

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Society

Society is composed of two great classes — those who have more dinners than appetite, and those who have more appetite than dinners. – Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Chamfort)

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Society

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I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another. – Thomas Jefferson

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Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. – Richard Armour

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Having a child makes you realize the importance of life – narcissism goes out the window. Heaven on earth is looking at my little boy. The minute he was born, I knew if I never did anything other than being a mom, Id be fine. – Jenny McCarthy

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We travel to learn and I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than we do it, think some thoughts better than we think, catch some inspiration from heights above our own. – Maria Mitchell

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