"Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal."

-- E. O. Wilson

#Nature Quotes #Meals Quotes #Burning Quotes

“There will always be people who challenge the idea that you belong, but it's important to work hard, to focus on yourself, and prove that you belong in this space of high-level athletics.”
“Am I like the optimist who, while falling ten stories from a building, says at each story, I'm all right so far?”
“One day I'll be able to relax a bit, and try and become a good composer.”
“Envy, my son, wears herself away, and droops like a lamb under the influence of the evil eye.”
“I don't gamble, because winning a hundred dollars doesn't give me great pleasure. But losing a hundred dollars pisses me off.”
“A mediocre failure is as insufferable as a mediocre success. Embrace failure! Seek it out. Learn to love it. That may be the only way any of us will ever be free.”
“I did not want to raise a genetically compromised child. I did not want my children to have to contend with the massive diversion of parental attention, and the consequences of being compelled to care for their brother after I died. I wanted a genetically perfect baby, and because that was something I could control, I chose to end his life.”
“One of the best investments we can make in a childâ€™s life is high-quality early education.”

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