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Progressive, radical, or even revolutionary change has always come from below. ”
Whenever you're telling a story about true-life events and about real people, there's a tremendous responsibility-slash-burden to get it right. ”
Bad weather always looks worse through a window. ”
Our neighbor Canada has 2,200 troops serving in Afghanistan. Canada has also assumed responsibility for the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar, which was originally established by our own military. ”
I make music to generate atmospheres, not to complement already existing ones. ”
We in Scotland need fiscal responsibility. Quite simply, we need to be responsible for what we raise in tax and what we spend in tax. ”
I think, for me, I've realized the responsibility of being a role model for young kids everywhere. ”
Beauty, pleasure, freedom and plenty of sleep: these are the hallmarks of a successful idler's break. Travel should not be hard work. ”
If you look at the literature of the 19th century, you get things like Kafka and Dostoevsky, who basically write about feeling bored and alienated. That's because we lost contact with the important things in life like work that you enjoy, or the garden, nature, your family and friends. ”
What is required as we travel towards full unemployment is not new legislation but a gradual change of mental attitude, a shift in values. As our taste for idling grows, we will refuse to work for old-fashioned bosses who demand a five-day, 40-hour, nine-to-five type week, or worse. ”