"Adaptation is a vital part of a response to the challenge of climate change"

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Source : Nicholas Stern (2007). “The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review”, p.601, Cambridge University Press

Nicholas Stern

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“I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.”

Source : "The Heat-Seeking Panther" by Dana Stevens, www.slate.com. July 22, 2010.
“I am very lucky to have people who care about me and care about my music. I think it would be irresponsible to not show them as much love back as they show me.”

Source : Source: blog.iluvlola.com
“How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.”
“I have been told by people that I should not be seen clubbing with good-looking women, but I can't see why not. Why be a pop star otherwise?”
“How will you know a good farmer when you meet him? He will not ask you for any favors.”
“I ask citizens and governments everywhere to do their part by conserving energy and reducing the use of fossil fuels for the good of the world community. This is our duty to those who share this world with us and to those who follow us: Wherever we see a threat to our environment we must take action”
“I'm inspired by challenges. My life was always like this.”

Source : "Two steps to heaven for Romario as Brazil's old man chases 1,000 goals" by Tom Phillips, www.theguardian.com. March 24, 2007.
“High in the North in a land called Svithjod there is a mountain. It is a hundred miles long and a hundred miles high and once every thousand years a little bird comes to this mountain to sharpen its beak. When the mountain has thus been worn away a single day of eternity will have passed”

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