"The raging monster upon the land is population growth. In its presence, sustainability is but a fragile theoretical construct. To say, as many do, that the difficulties of nations are not due to people, but to poor ideology and land-use management is sophistic."

-- Pete Wilson

#Land Quotes #People Quotes #Growth Quotes

“Once I was checking to hotel and a couple saw my ring with Blues on it. They said, 'You play blues. That music is so sad.' I gave them tickets to the show, and they came up afterwards and said, 'You didn't play one sad song.'”
“You see guys getting in trouble, but you also see the good in people. It's just a matter of always learning.”
“Man always travels along precipices... His truest obligation is to keep his balance.”
“The theory of animal rights simply is not consistent with the theory of animal welfare... Animal rights means dramatic social changes for humans and non-humans alike; if our bourgeois values prevent us from accepting those changes, then we have no right to call ourselves advocates of animal rights.”
“Instinct teaches us to look for happiness outside ourselves.”
“Confidence applied properly is the path of genius. You must always be in a state of confidence. And the way you sustain a state of confidence is by testing yourself. Difficult quagmires that may occur; there's always a test. You have to seek them out. You constantly have to test yourself to prepare for these quagmires. That's why I always put myself to the test.”

Source : "Mike Tyson: 'You Have To Feel Comfortable Being Uncomfortable'". Interview with David J. Parnell, www.forbes.com. November 18, 2014.
“Equal opportunity is good, but special privilege is better.”
“There will always be somebody more successful, more beautiful, more talented. You have to realize, you're not running their race. You're running your race.”

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