"The United States is very important, too important in the civilizational process of the world. It's difficult to move, to make a difference in establishments like the one the US represents."

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Source : Interview with Paul D. Miller, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Gilberto Gil

#Moving Quotes #Differences Quotes #Important Quotes

“Bring down Mike Mann and we can bring down the IPCC, they reckoned. It is a classic technique for the deniers movement, I have discovered, and I don't mean only those who reject the idea of global warming but those who insist that smoking doesn't cause cancer or that industrial pollution isn't linked to acid rain.”

Source : "Death threats, intimidation and abuse: climate change scientist Michael E. Mann counts the cost of honesty" by Robin McKie, www.theguardian.com. March 3, 2012.
“There's no sense drawing attention to yourself, Li." "Hellooooo. I'm aHorseman of the Apocalypse, and I'm betrothed to the most infamous, most powerful demon in existence. I couldn't draw more attention to myself i I wore Lady Gaga's meat dress to a PETA convention.”
“I think it's important that we all try to give something to this medium, instead of just thinking about what is the most efficient way of telling a story or making an audience stay in a cinema.”
“We have a lot of villains in the world, all right? And the Catholic doctrine says turn the other cheek, the Christian doctrine. But if you turn the other cheek, you could be annihilated. So when is it justifiable to defend yourself and take aggressive action in that regard, like dropping drones on people?”
“It is the responsibility of people like me and people who believe in the true Islam to stand up and say, that blasphemy is not punishable by death.”

Source : Source: www.foxnews.com
“Bush, Blair and Rumsfeld; they are the funny trio.”
“There's no point in burying a hatchet if you're going to put up a marker on the site.”
“The scientists Heartland works with demanded we host a ninth conference this year to foster a much-needed frank, honest, and open discussion of the current state of climate science and we just couldn't refuse. The public, the press, and the scientific community will all benefit from learning about the latest research and observational data that indicate climate science is anything but 'settled.”

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