"Spend 70% of your spare time doing things close to home and the other 30% doing work at the global and national level."

-- Bill McKibben

#Home Quotes #Levels Quotes #Spare Time Quotes

“Not only our actions, but also our omissions, become our destiny.”
“Living in the capital, I worry about terrorism, but I no longer panic. For this I have my child to thank.”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com
“And roast beef and Yorkshire pudding is my personal signature dish.”
“If you quit ONCE it becomes a habit.Never quit!!!”
“Perhaps there is no such thing as unilateral power. After all, the man in power depends on receiving information all the time from outside. He responds to that information just as much as he causes things to happen... it is an interaction, and not a lineal situation.”
“I didn't arrive at my understanding of the fundamental laws of the universe through my rational mind.”

Source : Rudolf Clausius (1867). “The Mechanical Theory of Heat: With Its Applications to the Steam-engine and to the Physical Properties of Bodies”, p.365
“The presidential news conference is indispensable because it is the only forum in our society where you can be questioned on a regular basis and held accountable.”
“Truly, the bench is a boon to idlers. Whoever first came up with the idea is a genius: free public resting places where you can take time out from the bustle and brouhaha of the city, and simply sit and watch and reflect.”

Source : "Idle thoughts" by Tom Hodgkinson, www.theguardian.com. February 3, 2006.

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