"If the incentives are aligned right - towards better preservation and restoration of nature and natural resources - then you'll see a tremendous amount of activity in that direction."

-- Ramez Naam

#Restoration Quotes #Incentives Quotes #Natural Quotes

“All you have to do is get in a closer walk with God and you'll find your enemies are in your own church.”
“I will not go so far as to say, with a living poet, that the world knows nothing of its greatest men; but there are forms of greatness, or at least of excellence, which "die and make no sign"; there are martyrs that miss the palm, but not the stake; heroes without the laurel, and conquerors without the triumph.”

Source : Sir Henry Taylor (1834). “Philip Van Artvelde: A Dramatic Romance. In Two Parts”, p.41
“Many of the jazz musicians whom are no longer here. You don't realize that it's history when it is happening and then time passes and you look at a picture and you say "Wow, there is history attached to that."”

Source : Interview with Austin Allen, bigthink.com. April 21, 2010.
“From a good teacher you may learn the secret of listening. You will never learn the secret of life. You will have to listen for yourself”
“Dopamine is a chemical released in your brain and your body when you sleep that paralyzes your body so you don't act out your dreams.”
“Your eye is a muscle, you have to keep it in shape and the more you draw, the more you see.”
“According to Kierkegaard, rather than searching for the Truth with a capital T, it is more important to find the kind of truths that are meaningful to the individual's life. It is important to find `the truth for me`.”
“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don't just give up.”

Source : "Prof Stephen Hawking too unwell to deliver own 70th birthday speech" by Nick Collins, www.telegraph.co.uk. January 8, 2012.

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