"Every intervention of man in the environment around him incurs some risk as to both favorable and unfavorable consequences. Every intervention is taken in the face of partial ignorance as to what its effects will be and involves uncertainty as to the ultimate outcome."

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Source : Gilbert F. White (1986). “Geography, Resources and Environment, Volume 1: Selected Writings of Gilbert F. White”, p.285, University of Chicago Press

Gilbert F. White

#Taken Quotes #Ignorance Quotes #Men Quotes

“Think about all the tomorrows of your life.”
“There's no blueprint for where I should be. I see myself as a young, good actor who still has a lot to learn. There's nobody at any point in their career who is the finished article.”
“I never thought I had to forge a family, but it felt the most natural thing that ever happened to me - meeting someone and becoming a father.”
“A lot of hard-faced men who look as if they had done very well out of the war.”
“All you have to do is know where you're going. The answers will come to you of their own accord.”
“Any man can turn traitor.”
“I wasn't much good. When I went into the line on a fake - I would holler 'I don't have it!'”
“I would love to try my hand at directing and even producing in some kind of way. Something about that intrigues me, but for directing I could completely see myself trying.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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