"Australia is the only island continent on the planet, which means that changes caused by planet-warming pollution - warmer seas, which can drive stronger storms, and more acidic oceans, which wreak havoc on the food chain - are even more deadly here."

-- Jeff Goodell

#Ocean Quotes #Mean Quotes #Islands Quotes

“My life didn't really begin until I met Ronnie.”
“So when a music artist puts an album out that can only be streamed, not downloaded, what happens? In Kanye West's case, apparently it gets pirated a lot.”

Source : "Kanye West's 'The Life Of Pablo' Sparks Rampant Piracy". "All Things Considered", www.npr.org. February 29, 2016.
“It's all about bucks, kid. The rest is conversation.”

Source : FaceBook post by Michael Douglas from Apr 25, 2013
“Having a person of Dr. Berthiaume's calibre leading Library and Archives Canada will be a solid asset to the organization. His extensive experience in the management of large cultural organizations and his strong leadership are important qualifications for this position.”
“You will find men like him in all of the world's religions. They know that we represent reason and science, and, however confident they may be in their beliefs, they fear that we will overthrow their gods. Not necessarily through any deliberate act, but in a subtler fashion. Science can destroy a religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the nonexistance of Zeus or Thor, but they have few followers now.”
“Your courage draws people out of complacency into their destiny.”
“My real achievement is my daughter and my three beautiful grandchildren.”
“Well, I didn't need them. I didn't need anyone. I was Lola Rose. I just wished I looked more like my idea of Lola Rose.”

Source : Jacqueline Wilson (2008). “Lola Rose”, p.140, Random House

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