"The main fuel to speed the world's progress is our stock of knowledge, and the brake is our lack of imagination."

--

Source : Julian Lincoln Simon (1998). “The Ultimate Resource 2”, p.38, Princeton University Press

Julian Simon

#Past Quotes #Imagination Quotes #Progress Quotes

“We have to uphold the EU's core values. These days, people are nervous and uncertain because of security threats. In this kind of atmosphere, fear and hatred are on the rise. We need to safeguard security, but we also have to be vigilant and avoid handing over all power to those who say they are here to ensure security.”
“When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.”

Source : "Words of Wisdom". Book by Mick Farren, p. 122, 2004.
“The house, it's already been a-settin' here for a hundred years. It'll be right here tomorrow. It's today I must be livin'.”
“I know this is rather trivial - I will not be very deep about this - but it's great when you call the hottest restaurant in town and ask for a table for five at 8:00 P.M., and they say, 'Okay,' instead of, 'You have to wait two months.”

Source : "Caprice Bourret...the sexiest fish in the pond". www.askmen.com.
“'Salaam Bombay' didn't put a halo on the poor. Instead, it said that they will teach us how to live.”

Source : "A Minute With: Mira Nair on Salaam Bombay". Interview with Shilpa Jamkhandikar, www.reuters.com. March 22, 2013.
“My big advantage was to have my father accept me as first-generation.”
“My major vice is sarcasm with a side of caffeine addiction.”

Source : Rosemary Clement-Moore (2012). “Brimstone”, p.11, Ember
“I feel that its our children who do give us hope because they are the ones who are going to save the world.”

Source : "Robert DeNiro & Blythe Danner Interview". www.femalefirst.co.uk. May 5, 2005.

You may also like:

Bjorn Lomborg
Writer
Bryan Caplan
Economist
Donella Meadows
Environmental Writer
Garrett Hardin
Ecologist
Herman Kahn
Strategist
Norman Myers
Environmentalist
Paul R. Ehrlich
Population Biologist
Thomas Malthus
Scholar
David D. Friedman
Economist