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Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth Quotes: 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.
         

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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We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do.

We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do.



The gaps in power, the gaps in wealth, the gaps in ideology which hold the nations apart also make up the abyss into which mankind can fall to annihilation.

The gaps in power, the gaps in wealth, the gaps in ideology which hold the nations apart also make up the abyss into which mankind can fall to annihilation.



in modern society, fear of unemployment remains the darkest of the shadows thrown by the past. In an industrial order, a man out of work is almost a man out of life.

in modern society, fear of unemployment remains the darkest of the shadows thrown by the past. In an industrial order, a man out of work is almost a man out of life.



It is a truism that one person who wants something is a hundred times stronger than a hundred who want to be left alone.

It is a truism that one person who wants something is a hundred times stronger than a hundred who want to be left alone.



It is very much easier for a rich man to invest and grow richer than for the poor man to begin investing at all. And this is also true of nations.

It is very much easier for a rich man to invest and grow richer than for the poor man to begin investing at all. And this is also true of nations.



Faith will not be restored in the West because people believe it to be useful. It will return only when they find that it is true.

Faith will not be restored in the West because people believe it to be useful. It will return only when they find that it is true.



I have the impression that when we talk so confidently of liberty, we are unaware of the awful ... servitude of poverty when means are so small that there is literally no choice at all.

I have the impression that when we talk so confidently of liberty, we are unaware of the awful ... servitude of poverty when means are so small that there is literally no choice at all.



There is no human failure greater than to launch a profoundly important endeavour and then leave it half done.

There is no human failure greater than to launch a profoundly important endeavour and then leave it half done.



The modern world is not given to uncritical admiration. It expects its idols to have feet of clay and can be reasonably sure that the press and camera will report their exact dimensions.

The modern world is not given to uncritical admiration. It expects its idols to have feet of clay and can be reasonably sure that the press and camera will report their exact dimensions.



Business shouldn't be like sports, separating the men from the women.

Business shouldn't be like sports, separating the men from the women.





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When a man admits guilt we have to believe him. We cannot set ourselves to proving to him that he is wrong. Otherwise the law courts would never function.

When a man admits guilt we have to believe him. We cannot set ourselves to proving to him that he is wrong. Otherwise the law courts would never function.



My duty as a teacher is to train, educate future programmers.

My duty as a teacher is to train, educate future programmers.



With imagination, I'll get there.

With imagination, I'll get there.



And then I wrote my first autobiography when I - well, it was 23 years ago. And since then I've written about one book every two years.

And then I wrote my first autobiography when I - well, it was 23 years ago. And since then I've written about one book every two years.



There's always a silver lining to every cloud and everything has to happen for a reason and if everything's really challenging, then you can make it into a positive.

There's always a silver lining to every cloud and everything has to happen for a reason and if everything's really challenging, then you can make it into a positive.



I really do think about the fact that every day counts. I believe that every individual counts, and so I believe that every day counts and I try not to waste it.

I really do think about the fact that every day counts. I believe that every individual counts, and so I believe that every day counts and I try not to waste it.



When there is sympathy, there needs but one wise man in a company and all are wise,--so, a blockhead makes a blockhead of his companion. Wonderful power to benumb possesses this brother.

When there is sympathy, there needs but one wise man in a company and all are wise,--so, a blockhead makes a blockhead of his companion. Wonderful power to benumb possesses this brother.



Live theatre provides a rush you can't get in film or television. But it is the TV and film work that offers the leisure to go off and do a play.

Live theatre provides a rush you can't get in film or television. But it is the TV and film work that offers the leisure to go off and do a play.



You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.




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