"If a man has lived in a tradition……" — Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
"If a man has lived in a tradition which tells him that nothing can be done about his human condition, to believe that progress is possible may well be the greatest revolution of all."
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Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
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11 Quotes by Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
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We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do.
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[To the cultures of Asia and the continent of Africa] it is the Western impact which has stirred up the…
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We cannot cheat on DNA. We cannot get round photosynthesis. We cannot say I am not going to give a…
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The modern world is not given to uncritical admiration. It expects its idols to have feet of clay and can…
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On the one hand, we are faced with the stewardship of this beautiful, subtle, incredibly delicate, fragile planet. On the…
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There is no human failure greater than to launch a profoundly important endeavour and then leave it half done.
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Business shouldn't be like sports, separating the men from the women.
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Every single ancient wisdom and religion will tell you the same thing - don't live entirely for yourself, live for…
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To me, one of the proofs that there is a moral governance in the universe is the fact that when…
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To act without rapacity, to use knowledge with wisdom, to respect interdependence, to operate without hubris and greed are not…
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