Quote by Abbe Pierre
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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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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As society advances the standard of poverty rises. – Theodore Parker

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Society

The finest clothing made is a persons own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this. – Mark Twain

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Society

People dont want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might see the falsity of the fabric of the society we live in. – Ken Kesey

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Society

We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about what they care about is the picture. – Madeleine Albright

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The only time to buy these is on a day with no y in it. – Warren Buffett

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All that I know I learned after I was thirty. – Georges Clemenceau

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Loud peace propaganda makes war seem imminent. – David Herbert Lawrence

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Peace

After every major conflict – World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the fall of the Soviet Union – what happened was that we ultimately hollowed out the force, largely by doing deep across-the-board cuts. – Leon Panetta

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