"By 2040, the Sahara will be moving into Europe and Berlin will be as hot as Baghdad. Atlanta will end up a kudzu jungle. Phoenix will become uninhabitable, as will parts of Beijing (desert), Miami (rising seas) and London (floods). Food shortages will drive millions of people north, raising political tensions."

-- James Lovelock

#Moving Quotes #Atlanta Quotes #Europe Quotes

“I think it was coach Lombardi that said, 'Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it.' And that's so true.”
“I grew up in the South Side, and when we would have snow and blizzards and drifts, we would jump off the garage roof into the snow. Now if I'm up on a step ladder and I think I'm going to fall, it's a foot and a half off the ground, but I'm panicked about it. So I'm afraid of ladders and those beds.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“No one expects to attain to the height of learning, or arts, or power, or wealth, or military glory, without vigorous resolution, strenuous diligence, and steady perseverance. Yet we expect to be Christians without labour, study, or inquiry.”

Source : William Wilberforce (1834). “A practical view of the prevailing religious system of professed Christians, in the higher and middle classes in this country; contrasted with real Christianity. With a memoir, by T. Price”
“I also thought the music was a huge contribution, in terms of creating the scale of that. And, I was impressed with just how natural and fluid the world looks. The world is so artificial and it requires so much work to make all the different pieces add up together, but when it comes together, it just looks effortless. It's amazing.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“It's always hard, but it's always fun to attack a premise that you think is interesting. It does take a few drafts for sure.”
“If you can't solve a problem, it's because you're playing by the rules”
“Like other parents in this country, we want to give our children the best opportunities, to shower them with love, to teach them respect and a love for the rich and diverse traditions America has to offer them.”
“Whatâ€™s going on?â€ Royce asked as throngs of people suddenly moved toward him from the field and the castle interior. â€œI mentioned that you saw the thing and now they want to know what it looks like,â€ Hadrian explained. â€œWhat did you think? They were coming to lynch you?â€ He shrugged. â€œWhat can I say? Iâ€™m a glass-half-empty kinda guy.â€ â€œHalf empty?â€ Hadrian chuckled. â€œWas there ever any drink in that glass?”

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