“The State exists simply to promote and to protect the ordinary happiness of human beings in this life. A husband and wife chatting over a fire, a couple of friends having a game of darts in a pub, a man reading a book in his own room or digging in his own garden-that is what the State is there for. And unless they are helping to increase and prolong and protect such moments, all the laws, parliaments, armies, courts, police, economics, etc., are simply a waste of time.” MenHumansBookStatesMomentsHelpingLawReadingGamesHuman BeingsRoomsFireWifeCoupleProtectHusbandWasteOrdinaryEconomicsGardenIncreaseArmyPoliceCourtThis LifeEtcWasting TimeParliamentDiggingHusband And WifePubsChattingDarts Book:Mere Christianity Source: Mere Christianity
“PERSONALITY TITHE: A price paid for becoming a couple; previously amusing human beings become boring: 'Thanks for inviting us, but Noreen and I are going to look at flatware catalogs tonight. Afterward we're going to watch the shopping channel.” HumansLooksHuman BeingsWatchesPersonalityCoupleBecomingPaidBoringThanksTonightShoppingAmusingInvitingTithe Author:Douglas Coupland
“When couples start a family, they give up their personal love to achieve a greater responsibility - to nurture their children into good human beings. Nothing should deter them from that goal until the kids are up on their own feet” GivingShouldHumansChildrenKidsGoalHuman BeingsResponsibilityGreaterFeetAchieveCoupleGiving UpNurtureGood Human BeingPersonal Love Author:Siddharth Katragadda
“I had a couple of experiences as a kid with animals where I hurt them, kind of unintentionally, and when I saw that a human being can hurt an animal it really affected me. And my kids...they became animal rights activists.” HumansKindKidsHurtHuman BeingsAnimalSawsRightsCoupleAffectedActivistAnimal RightsAnimal Rights Activists Author:Sean Astin