Alex Shoumatoff Quotes

Elephants are not human, of course. They are something much more ancient and primordial, living on a different plane of existence. Long before we arrived on the scene, they worked out a way of being in the world that has not fundamentally changed and is sustainable, and not predatory or destructive.

Alex Shoumatoff

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 4, 1946

Topics

WorldLongLivingWayMoreHuman

If Trump expects the Americans who did not vote for him to accept him as president, he needs to show that he accepts all of them as Americans. He needs to show that he understands their concerns and hears their fears.

Jennifer Palmieri

VoteAcceptPresidentHimShowWho

Marriage is amazing.

Jenny Mollen

MarriageAmazing

If my time with my kids is shorter than it was yesterday, it's better than nothing.

Maya Rudolph

TimeBetterYesterdayNothingKids

A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone wants to remember.

John Mason Brown

GoodSomeoneRememberSaidWhoSays

Good entrepreneurs are community builders, actively involved with their communities and dedicated to the community's well being. If you're dedicated to your community, it will be dedicated to you.

Robert Kiyosaki

GoodCommunityYouWillBeingWell

It feels right. But it's emotional. Saying goodbye to anything you've done that long is hard.

Angela Ruggiero

GoodbyeSayingLongYouDoneRight

Touch is one of the most intuitive things in the world.

Jefferson Han

WorldTouchThingsMostIntuitive

I think that there's been an unfortunate tendency for right wing think tanks to dominate these discussions. They often produce very shoddy studies and policy recommendations, which are nevertheless taken very seriously.

Juan Cole

ThinkSeriouslyRightPolicyBeen

Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold.

Joseph Parry

GoldFriendsNew FriendsNewSilver

I grew up studying ballet; I grew up honing my craft.

Janice Dickinson

CraftStudyingUpBalletGrew

Culture, which makes talent shine, is not completely ours either, nor can we place it solely at our disposal. Rather, it belongs mainly to our country, which gave it to us, and to humanity, from which we receive it as a birthright.

Jose Marti

CultureTalentShineHumanityPlace

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.

Desmond Tutu

HistoryElephantAppreciateInjustice

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