The Ukraine government, headed by Volodymyr Zelensky, has been using American taxpayers’ funds to pay dearly for the vitally needed diesel fuel that is keeping the Ukrainian army on the move in
Astronauts are inherently insane. And really noble. ― Andy Weir, The Martian Lexology reports the interesting story of “astronaut” Samantha Cristoforetti, who works on the International Space Station (ISS), and who shared on twitter
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Patterns of cooperation that have benefited our prosperity and security for decades are now under increasing – and I would suggest almost irreversible – strain. ~ Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison
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Perhaps we need some outside, universal threat to make us recognize[our] common bond. I occasionally think how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside
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“So shall you hear Of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts Of accidental judgments, casual slaughters Of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause…” Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark ~
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The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the States in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth of every human being. ~ Kofi Annan The Resolution It
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It is forbidden to kill; therefore, all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” ― Voltaire The War Margeret Atwood once said: “War is
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The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create. ~ Leonard Sweet The General Direction Recently, I was intrigued by a question raised by a colleague in a
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“The public health of a country is the foundation on which all else rests.” – Justice Oliver Wendel Holmes The Issue Throughout centuries of the journey of humanity, one basic truth has emerged
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I don’t think our government really has much of a policy about air travel. I would compare the policies of United Arab Emirates, which has done a terrific job recognizing the value
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“A person stands a better chance of being tried and judged for killing one human being than for killing 100,000.”— José Ayala Lasso, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights The
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