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Eric Chaisson
"Though we might like to think so, humankind is not at any special, unique or privileged location in the gargantuan, perhaps infinite, Universe."
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Source : Eric Chaisson, Lola Judith Chaisson (2007). “Epic of Evolution: Seven Ages of the Cosmos”, p.84, Columbia University Press
Eric Chaisson
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“The G8 nations, together with the five major emerging economies of China, India, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, use almost three-quarters of the Earth's biocapacity - the capacity of the world's ecosystems to produce natural resources and to reduce harmful substances.”
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“My grandma always said bad things don't last forever.”
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“I have relentlessly beat the drum for Google's 'two-step' authentication systems for Gmail and other services, which radically reduce the likelihood that your account can be hacked from afar.”
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“Peace Corps helps promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and non-violent co-existence among people of diverse cultures and systems of government.”
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“Etiquette can be at the same time a means of approaching people and of staying clear of them.”
Source : David Riesman (1950). “The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character”
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“I see no women out here, and you're chanting about a male organ, now tell me who's the fruit booty?”
Source : "ECW One Night Stand", www.imdb.com. 2006.
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“People always fall in love with the most perfect aspects of each other's personalities. Who wouldn't? Anybody can love the most wonderful parts of another person. But that's not the clever trick. The really clever trick is this: Can you accept the flaws? Can you look at your partner's faults honestly and say, 'I can work around that. I can make something out of it.'? Because the good stuff is always going to be there, and it's always going to pretty and sparkly, but the crap underneath can ruin you.”
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“I like the digressive kind of traveling, where there's not a particular, set, goal.”