“We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation.”
— Ivan Illich
Author: Ivan Illich
Category: hope
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The compulsion to do good is an
“The compulsion to do good is an innate American trait. Only North Americans seem to believe that they always should, may, and actually can choose somebody with whom to share their blessings. Ultimately this attitude leads to bombing people into the acceptance of gifts.”
— Ivan Illich
Author: Ivan Illich
Category: attitude
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Healthy people are those who live in
“Healthy people are those who live in healthy homes on a healthy diet; in an environment equally fit for birth, growth work, healing, and dying… Healthy people need no bureaucratic interference to mate, give birth, share the human condition and die.”
— Ivan Illich
Author: Ivan Illich
Category: health
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Leadership does not depend on being right.
“Leadership does not depend on being right.”
— Ivan Illich
Author: Ivan Illich
Category: leadership
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Effective health care depends on self-care; this
“Effective health care depends on self-care; this fact is currently heralded as if it were a discovery.”
— Ivan Illich
Author: Ivan Illich
Category: health
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Healthy people are those who live in
“Healthy people are those who live in healthy homes on a healthy diet; in an environment equally fit for birth, growth work, healing, and dying… Healthy people need no bureaucratic interference to mate, give birth, share the human condition and die.”
— Ivan Illich
Author: Ivan Illich
Category: diet
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At the moment of death I hope
“At the moment of death I hope to be surprised.”
— Ivan Illich
Author: Ivan Illich
Category: hope
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At the moment of death I hope
“At the moment of death I hope to be surprised.”
— Ivan Illich
Author: Ivan Illich
Category: death
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Healthy people are those who live in
“Healthy people are those who live in healthy homes on a healthy diet; in an environment equally fit for birth, growth work, healing, and dying… Healthy people need no bureaucratic interference to mate, give birth, share the human condition and die.”
— Ivan Illich
Author: Ivan Illich
Category: work
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