“The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.”
Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961) Swedish diplomat, economist, and author
William Hazlitt, in The Spirit of the Age (1825)
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“The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.”
William Hazlitt book The Spirit of the Age
"Mr. Brougham — Sir F. Burdett" http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Spirit_of_the_Age/Mr._Brougham-Sir_F._Burdett <br class="br">The Spirit of the Age (1825)
“We all do what we can
So we can do just one more thing
We can all be free”
Cat Power (1972) American singer-songwriter and actress
"Maybe Not"
You Are Free (2003)
Context: We all do what we can
So we can do just one more thing
We can all be free
Maybe not in words
Maybe not with a look
But with your mind.
“We can and should do much more to help.”
Jo Cox (1974–2016) UK politician
Jo Cox: Syria is not Iraq – we must take action now http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/jo-cox-syria-is-not-iraq-we-must-take-action-now-1-7453039 (10 September 2015) <br class="br">Context: British policy on Syria has wandered aimlessly, a deadly mix of timidity and confusion. The lack of a coherent response, not just by Britain but by the wider international community, has allowed the situation in Syria to fester into the greatest humanitarian crisis of our lifetime. … We can and should do much more to help.
Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933) American politician, 30th president of the United States (in office from 1923 to 1929)
Warren Farrell book The Myth of Male Power
Source: The Myth of Male Power (1993), Part II: The Glass Cellars of the disposable sex, p. 189.
Bill Nye (1955) American science educator, comedian, television host, actor, writer, scientist and former mechanical engineer
Source: [NewsBank, Sandy Fitzgerald, Marsha Blackburn Takes on 'Science Guy' on Climate Change, Newsmax.com, February 16, 2014]
“The more we do to you, the less you seem to believe we are doing it.”
Josef Mengele (1911–1979) Nazi officer and physician
As quoted in Surfing the Tao : A Revolution of Free Will (2004) by Angela V. Michaels
Variant: The more we do to you, the less you seem to believe we are doing it.
“We can become inspired to shape a higher, more ideal future, and when we do, miracles happen.”
James Redfield book The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision
Source: The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision