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Category Archive: October 26

Paul Farmer Quote: “The only way to do the…”

The only way to do the human rights thing is to do the right thing medically.

October 30, 2021 1959, American, October 26, Paul Farmer, Quotes by Educators

Andrew Motion Quote: “I get up at 5.30am, sluice…”

I get up at 5.30am, sluice myself and have two Weetabix and some mint tea, before starting to write by 6am.

September 28, 2021 1952, Andrew Motion, English, October 26, Quotes by Poets

Paul Farmer Quote: “I feel it’s part of my…”

I feel it’s part of my job to make the problems of the poor compelling.

September 15, 2021 1959, American, October 26, Paul Farmer, Quotes by Educators

Andrew Motion Quote: “I read ‘Treasure Island’ for the…”

I read ‘Treasure Island’ for the first time at university. And I started to notice then how unresolved some things were. Later, I realised that Stevenson was interested in sequels, and I wondered whether he would have gone back to it had he lived longer.

September 4, 2021 1952, Andrew Motion, English, October 26, Quotes by Poets

Andrew Motion Quote: “I’m also a great believer in…”

I’m also a great believer in the dream life; that while we’re asleep, a deep subconscious connection is made about our profoundest fears, hopes, loves, losses, dreads and desires.

September 1, 2021 1952, Andrew Motion, English, October 26, Quotes by Poets

Desiderius Erasmus Quote: “Now I believe I can hear…”

Now I believe I can hear the philosophers protesting that it can only be misery to live in folly, illusion, deception and ignorance, but it isn’t -it’s human.

September 1, 2021 1466, Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch, October 26, Quotes by Philosophers

Desiderius Erasmus Quote: “The desire to write grows with…”

The desire to write grows with writing.

August 29, 2021 1466, Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch, October 26, Quotes by Philosophers

Paul Farmer Quote: “It is clear that the pharmaceutical…”

It is clear that the pharmaceutical industry is not, by any stretch of the imagination, doing enough to ensure that the poor have access to adequate medical care.

August 29, 2021 1959, American, October 26, Paul Farmer, Quotes by Educators

Andrew Motion Quote: “I shall try to write a…”

I shall try to write a poem that is about the moment but doesn’t betray things that are true to me as a poet.

August 27, 2021 1952, Andrew Motion, English, October 26, Quotes by Poets

Georges Jacques Danton Quote: “The tocsin you hear today is…”

The tocsin you hear today is not an alarm but an alert: it sounds the charge against our enemies.

August 25, 2021 1759, French, Georges Jacques Danton, October 26, Quotes by Revolutionaries

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