"The impact of the Kyoto Protocol on global temperature is quite modest, especially for the first century. The reduction in global mean temperature in the Annex I case relative to the reference in 2100 is 0.13ºC; this compares with a difference of 0.17ºC from the Kyoto Protocol calculated by Wigley. The temperature reduction in the optimal run is essentially the same as the Kyoto runs by the 22nd century."

“Sometimes grace works like water wings when you feel you are sinking.”

“I just want to make my music, and I want it to stand on its own.”

Source : "Keeping up with Norah Jones" by Gaby Wood, www.theguardian.com. September 29, 2002.

“I have two vintage typewriters. One just about works and the other hasn't a hope in hell, bless it. But they're both beautiful, and they'll stay with me just as long as there's a roof over my head.”

“I really tried to make movies I wanted to see. I thought that if I was good enough, somebody would always need me.”

“There's a sense that, on a certain day, you want to destroy everything, even the ones you love. Humans are weird like that. You build an empire and you hate it as soon as it's done. That's because we're never satisfied.”

Source : Source: www.believermag.com

“Science without religion is dangerous because it necessarily entails a mechanization of humanity and consequent loss of individual autonomy and spirituality. On the other hand, religion without science is powerless because it lacks an effective means through which to actualize the ultimate reality. Science and religion must work together harmoniously.”

Source : Masao Abe (2003). “Zen and the Modern World: A Third Sequel to Zen and Western Thought”, p.55, University of Hawaii Press

“My sister, I have a sister who's 12 years older, she was always the party girl, the outrageous one.”

“If the cause of poverty is marginalization, the cure is inclusion.”