"It is not possible to assert publicly that Monsanto is anything other than venal without being accused of being a sellout, a fraud, or worse."

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Source : "Why the Climate Corporation Sold Itself to Monsanto" by Michael Specter, www.newyorker.com. November 3, 2013.

Michael Specter

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“Without sounding pompous, I really do feel that I have a set of standards that I must adhere to, even leaving aside considerations of what the readers expect.”
“When young girls are encouraged to explore what they find interesting, they grow up to be interesting women.”
“The Immaculate Reception became the Zapruder Film of sports.”
“So I would choose to be with you, That's if the choice were mine to make, But you can make decisions too, And you can have this heart to break”
“I've never been uncomfortable putting my heart on display, my feelings on display, certainly with an audience.”
“There are a lot of male egos out there that cannot deal with highly successful women. And it's their problem.”
“I wonder why people so commonly suppose that if two individuals are both writers they must therefore be hugely congenial," said Anne, rather scornfully. "Nobody would expect two blacksmiths to be violently attracted toward each other merely because they were both blacksmiths.”
“As children, we come into the world with a natural desire to both speak and draw. Society makes sure that we learn language properly, right from the beginning, but art is treated as a gift of innate genius, something we either have or don't.”

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