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Our growing dependence on technologies no one seems to understand or control has given rise to feelings of powerlessness and victimization. We find it more and more difficult to achieve a sense of continuity, permanence, or connection with the world around us. Relationships with others are notably fragile; goods are made to be used up and discarded; reality is experienced as an unstable environment of flickering images. Everything conspires to encourage escapist solutions to the psychological problems of dependence, separation, and individuation, and to discourage the moral realism that makes it possible for human beings to come to terms with existential constraints on their power and freedom. — Christopher Lasch

The fullness of life's balancing grace will demand the symmetry of recompense for all your loss and pain. — Bryant McGill

As the days went on, I didn't mind the games. In fact, I looked forward to them. That was the easiest part of all. I couldn't wait to get to the ballpark I'd be the first one there and I was willing to do anything. I think that's why the veterans liked me. — Al Kaline

Rather than doing the kind of fact-checking that normally goes with a story, you ran with certain stories for not wanting to get beat. There's a pressure that exists in your profession. I would be surprised in any honest exchange that you say that doesn't exist. — Rahm Emanuel

I loathe the happiness of all these people who don't know they're unhappy. — Pessoa, Fernando

The task is not to overcome opponents in general but only those opponents against whom one has to summon all one's strength, one's skill and one's swordsmanship-in fact to master opponents who are one's equals. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Teen pregnancy went way down in the '90s, and 75 percent of it was because of increased use of contraception. — Al Franken

We're all here for a spell; get all the good laughs you can. — Will Rodgers

Scholars may quote Plato in studies, but the hearts of millions shall quote the Bible at their daily toil, and draw strength from its inspiration, as the meadows draw it from the brook. — Moncure D. Conway

After hearing from my colleagues, I have decided to run for Speaker of the House. Let's work together to make a difference for our country. — Kevin McCarthy

How very comforting. If reassurances could dull pain, nobody would ever go to the trouble of pressing — Scott Lynch

Any joy, creativity or wisdom our next moment brings will ensue from the way we live our present one. — Susan L. Taylor

Old age is by nature rather talkative. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind. To do so effectively, the world needs a global ethic with values which give meaning to life experiences and, more than religious institutions and dogmas, sustain the non-material dimension of humanity. Mankind's universal values of love, compassion, solidarity, caring and tolerance should form the basis for this global ethic which should permeate culture, politics, trade, religion and philosophy. It should also permeate the extended family of the United Nations. — Wangari Maathai