“That is a cosmic perspective, that's correct. And in tandem with that, you will never find people who truly grasp the cosmic perspective such as the entire community of astrophysicists leading nations into battle. No, that doesn't happen. When you have a cosmic perspective, there's this little speck called Earth and you say you're going to do what? You're on this side of a line in the sand and you want to kill people for what?” PeopleWantLittlesHappensEarthNationsSidesCommunityLinesPerspectiveBattleSandCosmicSpecksLines In The Sand Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“I have but one request to ask at my departure from this world; it is-THE CHARITY OF ITS SILENCE. Let no man write my epitaph; for as no man who knows my motives dare now vindicate them, let not prejudice or ignorance asperse them. Let them and me rest in obscurity and peace, and my name remain uninscribed, until other times and other men can do justice to my character. When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then, and not till then, let my epitaph be written.” KnowsMenWorldWritingCountryCharacterEarthAsksNamesNationsCan DoJusticeSilenceWrittenThis WorldIgnorancePrejudiceCharityDareMotiveRequestObscurityDepartureEpitaph Book:Irish eloquence: The speeches of the celebrated Irish orators, Philips, Curran and Grattan Source: Irish eloquence: The speeches of the celebrated Irish orators, Philips, Curran and Grattan
“Homeless shelters, child hunger, and child suffering have become normalized in the richest nation on earth. It's time to reset our moral compass and redefine how we measure success.” ChildrenEarthSufferingNationsMoralHungerShelterHomelessCompassMeasure Of SuccessResetMoral Compass Author:Marian Wright Edelman
“The most frustrated and most stymied it is the fact that the United States of America is the one advanced nation on earth in which we do not have sufficient common-sense, gun-safety laws. Even in the face of repeated mass killings.” StatesFactsEarthAmericaFacesLawNationsUnitedCommonUnited StatesMassGunSafetyKillingCommon SenseSufficientFrustratedUnited States Of AmericaGun Safety Author:Barack Obama
“Though there are very many nations all over the earth, ...there are no more than two kinds of human society, which we may justly call two cities, ...one consisting of those who live according to man, the other of those who live according to God ....To the City of Man belong the enemies of God, ...so inflamed with hatred against the City of God.” MenLifeHumansKindMayArtTwoEarthNationsCitiesEnemyHatredHuman SocietyCity Of God Author:Saint Augustine
“The hope of a Christian is inseparable from his faith. Whoever believes in the divine inspiration of the Holy Scriptures must hope that the religion of Jesus shall prevail throughout the earth. Never since the foundation of the world have the prospects of mankind been more encouraging to that hope than they appear to be at the present time. And may the associated distribution of the Bible proceed and prosper till the Lord shall have made 'bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God' (Isaiah 52:10).” WorldBelieveMayMadeEndsInspirationEyeEarthChristianJesusNationsLordMankindDivineArmsHolyFoundationSalvationScriptureDistributionInseparableProspectsPresent TimeHoly ScripturesDivine Inspiration Author:John Quincy Adams
“When it comes to cyber warfare, we have more to lose than any other nation on earth. The technical sector is the backbone of the American economy, and if we start engaging in these kind of behaviors, in these kind of attacks, we're setting a standard, we're creating a new international norm of behavior that says this is what nations do. This is what developed nations do.” IfsKindEarthNationsLosesEconomyBehaviorCreatingStandardsInternationalSettingSettingsWarfareEngagingNormBackboneCyberAmerican EconomyCyber WarfareDeveloped Nations Author:Edward Snowden
“When it comes to the internet, when it comes to the United States' technical economy, we have more to lose than any other nation on earth.” StatesEarthNationsLosesUnitedUnited StatesEconomyInternet Author:Edward Snowden