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Life Quotes by Peter Singer
- It may be thought justifiable to require tests on animals of potentially life-saving drugs, but the same kinds of tests are used for products like…
- ...chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans are thinking, self-aware beings, capable of planning ahead, who form lasting social bonds with others and have a rich social…
- ...the proposed air force and army experiments were designed so that many animals would suffer and die without any certainty that this suffering and death…
- One thing is certain: you will find plenty of worthwhile things to do. You will not be bored, or lack fulfillment in your life. Most…
- To turn the other cheek is to teach would-be cheats that cheating pays.
- If we are prepared to take the life of another being merely in order to satisfy our taste for a particular type of food, then…
- My view is different from this, only to the extent that if a decision is taken, by the parents and doctors, that it is better…
- Suppose I grant that pigs and dogs are self-aware to some degree, and do have thoughts about things in the future. That would provide some…
- When the death of a disabled infant will lead to the birth of another infant with better prospects of a happy life, the total amount…
- The traditional view of the sanctity of human life will collapse under pressure from scientific, technological and demographic developments.
- If we're going to live an ethical life, it's not enough just to follow the thou-shalt-nots. … If we have enough, we have to share…
- That's a central part of philosophy, of ethics. What do I owe to strangers? What do I owe to my family? What is it to…
- The notion that human life is sacred just because it is human life is medieval.
- Can we really believe that we are living a good life, an ethically decent life if we don't do anything serious to help reduce poverty…
- I can tell you that too much money is corrupting American politics. Don't blame the American public. The U.S. Supreme Court has a lot to…
- Hebrew word for "charity" tzedakah, simply means "justice" and as this suggests, for Jews, giving to the poor is no optional extra but an essential…
- To give preference to the life of a being simply because that being is a member of our species would put us in the same…
- More people with HIV/Aids are getting inexpensive anti-retroviral drugs, and their life expectancy has increased, but universal access is still far off, and the disease…
- The price we are willing to pay for safety cannot be infinite. It is distasteful to put a price on human life, but the more…
- All I say about severely disabled babies is that when a life is so miserable it is not worth living, then it is permissible to…
- I would just like to get him to think about these things; whether what's happening in Iraq is promoting the culture of life. The worry…
More Life Quotes
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle