“To know all, it is necessary to know very little; but to know that very little, one must first know pretty much.” Quote by G. I. Gurdjieff
“Study is to study what cannot be studied. Undertaking means undertaking what cannot be undertaken. Philosophizing is to philosophize about what cannot be philosophized about. Knowing that knowing is unknowable is true perfection.” MeanKnowledgeKnowingStudyPerfectionUndertakings Author:Zhuangzi
“Life is about making choices: you can either spend three quid on a glossy magazine or you can spend it clearing three square metres of minefield and help give people their lives back. As simple as that.” PeopleGivingHelpingLife IsChoicesThreeSimpleMagazinesSquaresClearingMaking ChoicesLandminesMinefields Author:Twiggy
“Landmines are among the most barbaric weapons of war, because they continue to kill and maim innocent people long after the war itself has ended. Also, fear of them keeps people off the land, and thus prevents them from growing food.” PeopleLongWarGrowingLandWeaponsInnocentBarbaricLandminesGrowing Food Author:Kofi Annan
“... the long-lasting humanitarian impact of these inhuman weapons continues to deny communities the opportunity to rebuild long after the end of the conflicts.” LongEndsOpportunityCommunityConflictWeaponsImpactDenyHumanitarianLastingInhumanLong LastingLandmines Author:Kofi Annan
“When a war is over I think it's a cowardly thing to leave the war behind you in minefields that hit women and children and the most vulnerable. Imagine the war is finished and you go to work and there are snipers shooting at you. Imagine taking your kids to the beach and you find that the beach is blowing up beneath you. Like there's nowhere safe.” ThinkingChildrenWarKidsBehindsImagineSafeFinishedVulnerableBeachShootingBehind YouCowardlyBlowing UpSnipersLandminesMinefields Author:Paul McCartney
“It's hard to see how anyone can fail to care about innocent children and animals being blown up by landmines.” ChildrenHardCareAnimalFailingInnocentLandminesInnocent Children Author:Twiggy
“It is ironic that in the same year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of DNA, some would have us ban certain forms of DNA medical research. Restricting medical research has very real human consequences, measured in loss of life and tremendous suffering for patients and their families.” YearsHumansRealFormCertainSufferingLossResearchDiscoveryConsequencePatientMedicalCelebrateIronicDnaBansReal HumanMedical Research50th Anniversary Author:Michael J. Fox
“Medical research in the twentieth century mostly takes place in the lab; in the Renaissance, though, researchers went first and foremost to the library to see what the ancients had said.” FirstsSaidCenturyResearchLibraryMedicalTwentieth CenturyRenaissanceResearchersLabsMedical Research Author:Peter Lewis Allen
“When burned on a CD, the human genome is smaller than Microsoft Office.” HumansOfficeMedicalBurnedMicrosoftCdsGenomeMedical Research Author:Steve Jurvetson
“One of the great things about being ignorant is that I often think my ideas are original. It's a wonderful feeling. That's why I try to avoid any knowledge that would spoil the sensation. Sometimes it isn't easy. People keep hurling knowledge at me, and I can't always duck.” PeopleThinkingTryingI CanIdeasSometimesFeelingsEasyKnowledgeWonderfulOriginalsIgnorantGreat ThingsSensationsDucksSpoilHurlingBeing Ignorant Author:Scott Adams