"[Buckminster] Fuller's idea of progress is a very 1950s organization man out of the military sort of idea of progress. So as a result, you have something like: we've got bad weather in New York City; let's put a dome over it. And so I don't want to put a dome over Manhattan and I hope that nobody who ends up reading the book wants to do so as a result."

-- Jonathon Keats

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“There's a depth of meaning all on its own in awareness being gentled. From within the subtlety of being gentled, the level of perception changes. Instead of perceiving the obviousness of experience, you're able as awareness to perceive most subtle meaning.”
“I grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia.”
“I want to be one of the best players around in two or three years time, to be a decisive footballer.”
“Happy Wednesday Fam! Dream BIG, live courageously, communicate honestly, be mindful, act with kindness, and SPREAD LOVE TODAY and EVERY DAY !”
“Each colony became accustomed to planting new settlements and to claiming new boundaries.”

Source : Albert Bushnell Hart, Ph.D. (1909). “Epochs of American History”
“Two things are desired in order that intercourse may be had: First, that a minister or agent be allowed to reside at the capital. Second, that commerce between different countries be freely allowed.”
“I think all of us who have been in Afghanistan on the ground multiple times know that what we're doing there on the ground is just not sustainable.”

Source : "Bob Corker Says War in Afghanistan 'Not Sustainable'" by Jonathan Karl and Gregory Simmons, abcnews.go.com. June 13, 2011.
“I think, when people so strongly associate an actor with a character they play - but the main feeling is I feel very happy that I've been able to play somebody that people connect so strongly to. That's overall a very good feeling. There's the sweet and the sour, I guess. It does sting a little bit. Your insecurity as an actor maybe seeps in, but ultimately I think it's a very lovely thing. It doesn't happen that often. It's mostly good, I'm fine with it.”

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