"There is a further advantage [to hydrogen bombs]: the supply of uranium in the planet is very limited, and it might be feared that it would be used up before the human race was exterminated, but now that the practically unlimited supply of hydrogen can be utilized, there is considerable reason to hope that ***** sapiens may put an end to himself, to the great advantage of such less ferocious animals as may survive. But it is time to return to less cheerful topics."

-- Bertrand Russell

#Animal Quotes #Race Quotes #Cheerful Quotes

“From the time we're born, our brothers and sisters are our collaborators and coconspirators, our role models and our cautionary tales,”

Source : Jeffrey Kluger (2011). “The Sibling Effect: What the Bonds Among Brothers and Sisters Reveal About Us”, p.8, Penguin
“She was not, herself, hugely in favour of motherhood in general. Obviously it was necessary, but it wasn't exactly difficult. Even cats managed it. But women acted as if they'd been given a medal that entitled them to boss people around. It was as if, just because they'd got the label which said "mother," everyone else got a tiny part of the label that said "child"...”
“The great trouble with most men is that those who have been educated become uneducated just as soon as they stop inquiring and investigating life and its problems for themselves.”
“If society has a technical need, that helps science forward more than ten universities.”

Source : Paul A. Baran (1968). “Political Econ of Growth”, p.20, NYU Press
“As I went walking I saw a sign there And on the sign it said "No Trespassing." But on the other side it didn't say nothing, That side was made for you and me. This land is your land, this land is my land From California to the New York island From the Redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and me.”

Source : "This Land Is Your Land" (song) (1956)
“I'm the same as maybe six or seven people in every ten - I can't take ***** criticism.”
“The pleasure I gave my lovers was a four fifth of the pleasure I experienced.”
“I am responsible for me. I can kind of take care of what I need to do and should do what I like to do.”

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