"Loads of chemicals and hazardous wastes have been introduced into the atmosphere that didn't even exist in 1948. The environmental condition of the planet is far worse than it was 42 years ago."

-- Gaylord Nelson

#Years Quotes #Atmosphere Quotes #Environmental Quotes

“It is harder to cut our gains than our losses.”

Source : "Haven: Short Stories, Poems, and Aphorisms".
“The censor boards are mere redundant forces conspiring to keep the 'bold' films out of reach of the audience.”
“After great pain, a formal feeling comes â€” The Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs â€” The stiff Heart questions was it He, that bore, And Yesterday, or Centuries before? The Feet, mechanical, go round â€” Of Ground, or Air, or Ought â€” A Wooden way Regardless grown, A Quartz contentment, like a stone â€” This is the Hour of Lead â€” Remembered, if outlived, As Freezing persons, recollect the Snow â€” First â€” Chill â€” then Stupor â€” then the letting go â€””
“I feel like I know where I'm going. And I like where I'm going.”
“I am not confident around people. Maybe, I have become slightly more confident over the years because of my profession.”
“The largest factor in predicting group intelligence was the equality of conversational turn taking; groups where a few people dominated the conversation were less collectively intelligent than those with a more equal distribution of conversational turn taking.”

Source : "Social Physics: How Social Networks Can Make Us Smarter". Book by Alex Pentland, January 30, 2014.
“You think I look like a teletubby?”
“I would like to do something modern and possibly funny.”

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