--- title: "1 Extended family Quotes By Tom Shadyac" description: "1 Extended family quotes by Tom Shadyac. Plus more from Tom Shadyac and more Extended family sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/267/tom-shadyac-8145_extended-family_truth-and-yet-no-scientist-today-would-d_3215520.png" --- > [“TRUTH: And yet no scientist today would debate that a single germ could wipe out all human life on the planet. Why then is it so naïve to believe a single toxic ideology could do the same? List the world’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shadyac/truth-and-yet-no-scientist-today-would-debate-that-a-single-germ/) [Tom Shadyac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shadyac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/267/tom-shadyac-8145_extended-family_truth-and-yet-no-scientist-today-would-d_3215520.png) ## Other authors on Extended family - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kurt-vonnegut-58049.jpg) Kurt Vonnegut 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/extended-family/kurt-vonnegut/) ## More by Tom Shadyac > [Technology is not good, it's neutral.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shadyac/technology-is-not-good-it-s-neutral/) [Tom Shadyac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shadyac/) > [Death is not the enemy. A life lived without love is the enemy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shadyac/death-is-not-the-enemy-a-life-lived-without-love-is-the-enemy/) [Tom Shadyac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shadyac/) > [The solution begins with a deeper transformation that must occur in each of us. I AM isn't as much about what you can do,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shadyac/the-solution-begins-with-a-deeper-transformation-that-must-occur-in/) [Tom Shadyac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shadyac/) > [Facing my own death brought an instant sense of clarity and purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shadyac/facing-my-own-death-brought-an-instant-sense-of-clarity-and-purpose/) [Tom Shadyac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shadyac/) > [The truth is nobody can own anything. That was an unheard-of concept among indigenous people. We invented that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shadyac/the-truth-is-nobody-can-own-anything-that-was-an-unheard-of-concept/) [Tom Shadyac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shadyac/) > [The word contentment comes from the word content, which is what we hold inside - love, value, a feeling of a life that has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shadyac/the-word-contentment-comes-from-the-word-content-which-is-what-we/) [Tom Shadyac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shadyac/) > [The way I think we were living is an invention. The truth is nobody can own anything. That was an unheard-of concept among indigenous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shadyac/the-way-i-think-we-were-living-is-an-invention-the-truth-is-nobody/) [Tom Shadyac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shadyac/) > [I hope people start to look at their lives as the most powerful, creative act they will ever offer this world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shadyac/i-hope-people-start-to-look-at-their-lives-as-the-most-powerful/) [Tom Shadyac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shadyac/) > [I am part of a divine essence. I don't have to become anything. I already am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shadyac/i-am-part-of-a-divine-essence-i-don-t-have-to-become-anything-i/) [Tom Shadyac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shadyac/) > [Our culture does not teach us this, but what happens in Vegas does not stay in Vegas. If you cheat in Vegas, it comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shadyac/our-culture-does-not-teach-us-this-but-what-happens-in-vegas-does-not/) [Tom Shadyac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shadyac/) > [Communism didn't work because people weren't ready for it, it was corrupt, and because it squelched individualism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shadyac/communism-didn-t-work-because-people-weren-t-ready-for-it-it-was/) [Tom Shadyac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shadyac/) > [The mystics will tell you death is perfectly safe. A violent act will beget a violent act; it is simply a law.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shadyac/the-mystics-will-tell-you-death-is-perfectly-safe-a-violent-act-will/) [Tom Shadyac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shadyac/) > [I love Frank Capra. He believed in the goodness of people and one man's ability to fight and often triumph.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shadyac/i-love-frank-capra-he-believed-in-the-goodness-of-people-and-one-man/) [Tom Shadyac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shadyac/) > [If we exchange bombs for bread there will be less reason for wanting to kill us. I just want to have the conversation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shadyac/if-we-exchange-bombs-for-bread-there-will-be-less-reason-for-wanting/) [Tom Shadyac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shadyac/) > [“TRUTH: Worry has little to do with waking up. It has little to do with anything of value. Yes, entire industries have been created…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-shadyac/truth-worry-has-little-to-do-with-waking-up-it-has-little-to-do-with/) [Tom Shadyac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-shadyac/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/extended-family/tom-shadyac/#itemlist", "name": "1 Extended family Quotes By Tom Shadyac", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“TRUTH: And yet no scientist today would debate that a single germ could wipe out all human life on the planet. Why then is it so naïve to believe a single toxic ideology could do the same? List the world’s problems and you will find the same theme running underneath. Why was Africa exploited for her resources? Did Westerners see Africans as family members or separate? What about Haiti when she was turned into a slave colony? 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