“ We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ We have created a manic world nauseous with the pursuit of material wealth. Many also bear their cross of imagined deprivation, while their fellow human beings remain paralyzed by real poverty. We dro… Anthon St. Maarten
“ Conservatism -- hard work -- saving one's money -- looking neat and gentlemanly. It was such an Eveless paradise, that. Theodore Dreiser
“ It's possible to remain long in the state of deprivation if you are not aware you can escape it. Knowing what exists and who you are is enough to inform you to make ideal choices. Israelmore Ayivor
“ High altitude astronomy is a strange world of oxygen starvation, sleep deprivation and radiation sickness. Steven Magee
“ For three million years we were hunter-gatherers, and it was through the evolutionary pressures of that way of life that a brain so adaptable and so creative eventually emerged. Today we stand with th… Richard E. Leakey
“ Suicide is nothing, but an act of depriving the soul from it's very right to liberation. Aniruddha Sastikar
“ When basic human needs are ignored, rejected, or invalidated by those in roles and positions to appropriately meet them; when the means by which these needs have been previously met are no longer avai… J. Jeffrey Means
“ A fog of despair so pervaded the ghetto that the smallest gesture of rebellion could seem like a bold, piercing light. Bad, said with a fond expression, was almost always a compliment. Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
“ Whoever cannot survive without taking charity, such as an old, sick, or greatly suffering individual, but who stubbornly refuses to accept aid, is guilty of murdering himself…yet one who needs charity… Joseph Telushkin
“ ...shiny trinkets and frivolous spending make people forget what world they're living in. Beth Lewis
“ This is one of the great human mysteries: why do works of art about bad things such as loss and deprivation make us feel good? Robert Pinsky
