“To me, an economy that sees the life of a community or a place as expendable, and reckons its value only in terms of money, is not acceptable because it is not realistic. I am thinking as I believe we must think if we wish to discuss the best uses of people, places, and things, and if we wish to give affection some standing in our thoughts.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingBelieveUseValuesI BelieveWishTermCommunityEconomyStandingAffectionRealisticAcceptableConsumerismOur ThoughtsOverconsumptionExpendables Book:What Matters?: Economics for a Renewed Commonwealth Source: What Matters?: Economics for a Renewed Commonwealth
“One is so apt to think of people's affection as a fixed quantity, instead of a sort of moving so with the tide, always going out or coming in but still fundamentally there: and I believe this difficulty in making allowance for the tide is the reason for half the broken friendships.” PeopleThinkingBelieveStillsReasonMovingI BelieveHalfBrokenDifficultyAffectionFixedQuantityTidesGoing OutAllowanceFriendship Broken Author:Freya Stark
“Let us not torment each other because we are not all alike, but believe that God knew best what He was doing in making us so different. So will the best harmony come out of seeming discords, the best affection out of differences, the best life out of struggle, and the best work will be done when each does his own work, and lets every one else do and be what God made him for.” BelieveDoeMadeDifferentDoneDifferencesStruggleHarmonyAffectionTormentBest WorkSeemingDiscord Book:Self-culture, lectures Source: Self-culture, lectures
“I believe that the royal family are a focus of patriotism, of loyalty, of affection and of esteem. That is a rare combination, and we should value it highly.” ShouldBelieveValuesI BelieveFocusAffectionLoyaltyEsteemCombinationRoyalMonarchyRoyal Family Author:Margaret Thatcher