18 Quotes by Una McCormack

No true friendship takes account of credit and debt. It gives freely, without thought of compensation or reward.

But it was all lies! If Tret and Colat and the rest are going to be the next generation of political leaders, why tell them lies? If they don't hear the truther, they'll think that nothing wrong happened! Tret thinks that nothing about Cardassia is wrong! He, his friends --they'll make the same mistakes over and over again. The Occupation will happen over and over again!

We are our own worst enemy.

One doesn't commit evil actions in the belief that one is acting wrongly. What allows one to commit such acts is the belief that it will contribute to a greater good.

There are always two sides to a story.

Life changed you, and the people you thought you could not stand suddenly made sense to you.

Not all journeys seek an end. Some are their own purpose.

The proliferation of material means that people might start to become selective about what they consume and, if my instincts are correct, they are likely to read only that which confirms what they already know. This means they will never have their ideas tested. I worry that as a result, people will form tight groups around those who confirm their biases, mistrusting those whom they encounter who think differently.

A simple, magnificent equation: ingenuity plus hope equals change