Africa Quote by Christopher Hitchens

“Human beings, as I know better than most, can get used to anything. Over time, even the unthinkable gradually wears a little niche for…

— Tana French

“Sometimes they seemed to grasp instinctively at the worst of both worlds: the worst modern habits, the worst traditional beliefs.”

— Peter Hessler

“We become paralysed with fear and guilt, obsessed by ‘labels’ and become unable to question the reasoning behind our beliefs or indeed realise that…

— Carole Carlton

“as social conditions change, so must the knowledge and practices designed to resist them”

— Patricia Hill Collins

Successfully functioning in a society with diverse values, traditions and lifestyles requires us to have a relationship to our own reactions rather than be…

— Robert Kegan

“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“But people don't change their beliefs easily. Even when their deepest convictions are challenged - by the failure of the world to end, for…

— Louis Theroux

“Now naturally, like many of us, I have a reluctance to change too much of the old ways. But there is no virtue at…

— Kazuo Ishiguro

“With practice, this habit pattern replaces our normal habit of egoistic comparison and feels far more natural in the long run. We become very…

— Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

“Even if we're among the lucky few who benefit from civilization, we find ourselves curiously unsatisfied, plagued by stress, worry, and conflict... Like the…

— Michael Carter

“Sometimes people are just misunderstood. People and animals. We can’t just assume they are thinking one thing and can avoid temptation. it’s hard as…

— Magan Vernon

“When we only learn something once, we don’t really learn it—at least not well enough for it to change us much. It may inspire…

— David Cain