"We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida."

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Source : "Society's signposts / Natalie Jeremijenko's trees aren't simply decorative -- they can be read like a social register." by Zahid Sardar, www.sfgate.com. October 23, 2004.

Natalie Jeremijenko

#Florida Quotes #Environmental Quotes #Hurricanes Quotes

“I believe that all the survivors are mad. One time or another their madness will explode. You cannot absorb that much madness and not be influenced by it. That is why the children of survivors are so tragic. I see them in school. They don't know how”
“I believe in America. I'm one of those silly flag wavers.”
“For target shooting, that's okay. Get a license and go to the range. For defense of the home, that's why we have police departments.”
“So I'm very grateful for everything that has happened in my life.”
“I can't do anything too serious like Saddam Hussein, but I would like to do Bill Clinton. That'd be fun.”
“People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.”

Source : "'De l'Art de persuader' ('On the Art of Persuasion')". Book by Blaise Pascal, 1658.
“There is no sense in the struggle, but there is no choice but to struggle.”
“We care about how many players you develop rather than how many trophies you win.”

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