"You cannot run a linear system on a finite planet indefinitely."

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Source : "Overconsumption is costing us the earth and human happiness" by Celia Cole, www.theguardian.com. June 21, 2010.

Annie Leonard

#Running Quotes #Planets Quotes #Linear Quotes

“On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died.”
“People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.”
“When I decided to write a novel about Istanbul, I thought I should put the different faces of Istanbul into one book. I also put the characters in a cell, and it's three stories underground, rather than on the surface. The characters have one Istanbul, the other one is above ground. One is in dark, one is in light. That kind of contradiction - those opposite sides - creates a great energy in Istanbul.”
“There was no club but the Hells Angels as far as I was concerned.”
“Wake up! No one is going to save you. No one is going to take care of your family or your retirement. No one is going to â€œmake thingsâ€ work out for you. The only way to do so is to utilize every moment of every day at 10X levels.”
“Becoming a mother doesn't always change every aspect of your personality.”

Source : "Anna Torv: The season finale left me speechless". Interview with Jarett Wieselman, pagesix.com. April 15, 2011 |.
“I always tell my children, 'You have to face your fear. If not, it's like running from a dog that will bite you in the back.”
“I love you so much. I love you enough that I want to stay separate from you. You're an extraordinary man, Frank Wright. I could so easily lose myself in your world and never make a world of my own. And where would that leave us? We'd both be bored stupid.”

Source : Nancy Horan (2007). “Loving Frank: A Novel”, p.145, Ballantine Books

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