Quotes
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Mary Roach

"The nobility of the human spirit grows harder for me to believe in. War, zealotry, greed, malls, narcissism. I see a backhanded nobility in excessive, impractical outlays of cash prompted by nothing loftier than a species joining hands and saying â€œI bet we can do this.â€ Yes, the money could be better spent on Earth. But would it? Since when has money saved by government red-lining been spent on education and cancer research? It is always squandered. Letâ€™s squander some on Mars. Letâ€™s go out and play."

-- Mary Roach

#War Quotes #Cancer Quotes #Believe Quotes

“From a marketing point of view, you don't introduce new products in August.”

Source : "Marketing Iraq: Why now?" by William Schneider, www.cnn.com. September 12, 2002.
“Whatever the aspect, I've tried to provide clear witness to what I've found, to resonate well enough with the harmonics of the place that the tuning can be felt in the pictures.”
“Well, I don't like the UK. I haven't ever been a fan of the pound (sterling), and even though they are taking some steps in the right direction - more so than the US - in addressing some of their problems, I still think they're doing it much too slowly. So, I think that the pound will continue to lose value relative to some of these other currencies. I ultimately expect the pound to rise against the dollar, but that's not the best way to take advantage of dollar weakness.”
“if you are a stepparent, rush right out and get yourself a dog. Because it's very nice to have someone in the house that loves you.”
“Just â€˜cause I donâ€™t run my mouth donâ€™t mean I got nothinâ€™ to say,”
“I was dubious about the effects of the Alexander Technique when I first went in to experience it, but I found out almost immediately that the benefits were total - both physically and mentally - and, happily, have also been long-lasting.”
“We're nature. Our minds are nature. Our desire to make poetry is nature.”

Source : Nashville Review Interview, as.vanderbilt.edu. December 1, 2012.
“I guess what I'd like to say is that people in Sierra Leone are human beings, just like Americans. They want to send their kids to school; they want to live in peace; they want to have their basic rights of life just like everyone else. I think we all owe an obligation to support people who want to do that.”

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