child of weakness

U.S. agriculture uses 1.2 billion pounds of pesticides every year. That means every one of us, and our children, consumes what would equal a five-pound bag

—Ann Cooper

It has been my experience in working in developing countries that while … the pessimistic headlines may say, well, we can’t do this, that or the other thing because of corruption — I think incapacity is a far bigger problem in poor countries than corruption, and feeds corruption.

—Bill Clinton

(Source: ted.com)

The simple act of teaching a child to read or an adult to read has the capacity to transform nations and yield the peace we all want. You can’t realize the blessings of liberty if you can’t read a ballot

—George W. Bush  (via lakeofjohns)

“And the word ‘dickhead’ was mentioned. Even women, like the Doctors’ Wives sort of thing, from Sydney’s North Shore could find it within themselves to refer to [Tony Abbott] as ‘dickhead’.”  — Malcolm Farr Cartoon: Peter Nicholson

“And the word ‘dickhead’ was mentioned. Even women, like the Doctors’ Wives sort of thing, from Sydney’s North Shore could find it within themselves to refer to [Tony Abbott] as ‘dickhead’.”  — Malcolm Farr

Cartoon: Peter Nicholson

Mick was homeless when he applied to a SAAP agency in metropolitan Sydney. He was calling from a phone box in a different part of town. He was told he wasn’t eligible because he was out of area. He couldn’t understand because as a homeless person he didn’t live in any area.

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NSW Ombudsman Report: Assisting homeless people – the need to improve their access to accommodation and support services

SAAP = Supported Accommodation Assistance Program