"We are using our own skins for wallpaper and we cannot win."

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Source : John Berryman (2014). “77 Dream Songs: Poems”, p.60, Macmillan

John Berryman

#Winning Quotes #Skins Quotes #Chaos Quotes

“Each generation of scientists stands upon the shoulders of those who have gone before.”
“I like the idea of capturing people who aren't there to save the world.”
“Africa is destined to anarchy. It is turning into 36 Haitis, with 36 Duvaliers, full of Cadillacs, beggars and snarling dogs.”
“you can die of the wrong thought as quick as of a bullet.”
“Pretty soon we'll have robots in our society, you're going to have a lot of automated processes that used to be done by people - this is happening. Society and technology is changing so fast, and the impact of the change on society and technology is global, not local.”
“I only show emotion at home, and in my bed.”
“Every man hath greater assurance that God is good and just than he can have of any subtle speculations about predestination and the decrees of God.”
“It is not man the ecological crisis threatens to destroy but the quality of human life.”

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