"There are still people who essentially live in intellectual silos and either read Mother Jones or watch Fox News, based on their worldview. And they pick information out that reinforces it rather than keeping an open mind."

-- Andrew Revkin

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“Being a real writer means being able to do the work on a bad day.”
“Great anger and violence can never build a nation.”
“Morality, like language, is an invented structure for conserving and communicating order. And morality is learned, like language, by mimicking and remembering.”

Source : Jane Rule (2013). “Lesbian Images: Essays”, p.20, Open Road Media
“When I'm carried away, isn't it clear that my heart contradicts my mouth?”
“If we could convert 0.03 percent of the sunlight that falls on the earth into energy, we could meet all of our projected needs for 2030.”
“I will vote adamantly against the interests of my district if I actually think what I am doing is going to be helpful.”

Source : "Rep. Massa: I will vote against the interests of my district". www.washingtontimes.com. August 16, 2009.
“I haven't had a very good day. I think I might still be hung over and everyone's dead and my root beer's gone.”
“Dirt is not dirty, but only something in the wrong place.”

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