Macaskill Quotes

#1. We very often fail to think as carefully about helping others as we could, mistakenly believing that applying data and rationality to a charitable endeavor robs the act of virtue. And that means we pass up opportunities to make a tremendous difference.

William MacAskill

#2. We're about one hundred times richer than the poorest billion people in the world, and we can do several hundred times more to help them than we can to help others in the rich countries we live in.

William MacAskill

#3. She sat at the window of the train, her head thrown back, one leg stretched across to the empty seat before her. The window frame trembled with the speed of the motion, the pane hung over empty darkness, and dots of light slashed across the glass as luminous streaks, once in a while.

Ayn Rand

#4. In today's regulatory environment, it's virtually impossible to violate rules.

Bernard Madoff

#5. When I throw a punch, I mean it.

Gina Carano

#6. Songwriters can sort of get away with murder. You can throw out crazy theories and not have to back it up with data or graphs or research.

Andrew Bird

#7. God is not repetitive; His creativity is infinite.

Rajneesh

#8. In buying Fairtrade products, you're at best giving very small amounts of money to people in comparatively well-off countries. You'd do considerably more good by buying cheaper goods and donating the money you save to one of the cost-effective charities mentioned in the previous chapter.

William MacAskill

#9. People who had previously purchased a "green" product were significantly more likely to both lie and steal than those who had purchased the conventional product. Their demonstration of ethical behavior subconsciously gave them license to act unethically when the chance arose.

William MacAskill

#10. When Jesus was asked, "What is the greatest commandment?" he responded with "Love.

Francis Chan

#11. KYLE: ....people shouldn't give up on their dreams.

Jordan Silver

#12. The good I do is not a matter of the direct benefits I cause. Rather, it is the difference I make.

William MacAskill

#13. The challenge for us is this: How can we ensure that, when we try to help others, we do so as effectively as possible?

William MacAskill

#14. Travel is in sad case. It is uncomfortable, it is expensive; it is a source of annoyance to our friends, and of loneliness to ourselves.

Vita Sackville-West

#15. It's a dream to be in a company of actors.

Edward Norton