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John B. Cobb

"... placing economic activity in the context of the whole earth requires attention to the question of scale. Bigger is obviously not better, so the optimum scale of human economy in relation to the total economy becomes basically a question of sustainability. When the effects of the economy on the environment undercut the possibility of its own continuance, the scale is too large."

Source : John B. Cobb (1994). “Sustaining the Common Good: A Christian Perspective on the Global Economy”

John B. Cobb

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“If I got rid of my demons, Iâ€™d lose my angels.”
“It is only because the majority opinion will always be opposed by some that our knowledge and understanding progress... it is always from a minority acting in ways different from what the majority would prescribe that the majority in the end learns to do better.”
“The fifth province is not anywhere here or there, north or south, east or west. It is a place within each of us. It is that place that is open to the other, that swinging door which allows us to venture out and others to venture in.”
“I have eyes like a bullfrog, a neck like an ostrich and long, limp hair. You just have to be good to survive with that equipment.”
“I can't remember when I've liked a character as much as I've liked young Lyle Rettew, or when I've cheered one on so hard, despite the fact that he's clearly crazy and his quest is doomed. A thunderous debut, and the beginning of what will surely be a breathtaking career.”
“My white girl Veronica, black girl Monica, Got me celebrating Christma-Hanu-Kwanzaa-kah, Rocking dashikis with a yarmulke.”
“All things happen in their proper time. Everything in life happens in the time allocated for it. Don't waste energy worrying about end results. Worrying only distracts you from living day to day and enjoying life!”
“Blue to get ready Green to go Yellow to guide you through the snow Orange to warn you that over youâ€™ll go Then red will be the final glow Now seek the black, thereâ€™s no going back.”

Source : Angie Sage (2012). “Queste: Septimus Heap”, p.333, Bloomsbury Publishing

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