"The planet Mars -- crimson and bright, filling our telescopes with vague intimations of almost-familiar landforms -- has long formed a celestial tabula rasa on which we have inscribed our planeto-logical theories, utopian fantasies, and fears of alien invasion or ecological ruin."

-- David Grinspoon

#Long Quotes #Mars Quotes #Invasion Quotes

“I think happiness is love.”
“The songs that I've written about Africa, and AIDS and HIV and about the power of humanitarian love, those songs, I'm gonna sing them because I know that it's real.”
“My sense of style is an old Polo shirt, jeans and, unfortunately for the longest time, white running shoes, which was not attractive. The one thing I've learned about clothes is to ask a girl.”
“When it comes to sticking to your resolutions, research has shown that 'action-oriented' resolutions have a better chance of being upheld than 'idea-oriented.' For example, a resolution to lose weight is really only an idea with nothing actionable to do. However, sticking with that goal in mind, you could make theÂ resolution action-oriented by saying 'get up 30 minutes earlier every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and do a 20-minute workout at home before work.' Now you have an actionable path on how to achieve your goal.”
“I mean, look, I love movies, not just the ones I make... In fact, I don't like the movies I make very much.”
“It's very important to understand that climate change is not just another issue in this complicated world of proliferating issues. Climate change is THE issue which, unchecked, will swamp all other issues.”
“Rather than allowing our response to an even affect our breathing, we can learn instead to let our breathing change our relationship to the event.”

Source : Cyndi Lee (2004). “Yoga Body, Buddha Mind”, p.32, Penguin
“Being told that you are good at banter is like being told that you are a good person.”

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