"What we are doing to the future of our children, and the other species on the planet, is a clear moral issue."

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Source : "James Hansen on the Tar Sands Pipeline Protest, the Obama Administration and Intergenerational Justice". Interview with Jerry Cope, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 21, 2011.

James Hansen

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“I don't have much of an imagination, but I have a mind bank of details, which I play with. It's how I daydream, so writing like that is natural for me.”

Source : Source: www.percontra.net
“Writing is rewriting. A writer must learn to deepen characters, trim writing, intensify scenes. To fall in love with the first draft to the point where one cannot change it is to greatly enhance the prospects of never publishing.”
“I find writing very difficult. It's hard and it hurts sometimes, and it's scary because of the fear of failure and the very unpleasant feeling that you may have reached the limit of your abilities.”
“When done right, working is a series of decisions that you make which allow you to refine and refine and refine your highest and best use. Ultimately, if you are lucky, you will find out where you belong.”
“You have to work more than your adversary.”
“Maybe all the secrets of life were written on the surface of leaves, waiting to be translated. If I touched them long enough, I might be given some information no one else had.”

Source : FaceBook post by Silas House from Jun 24, 2013
“There was passion, there was laughter The first morning after I just couldn't get my feet to touch the ground Everytime we were together We talked about forever I was certain it was Heaven We had found.”
“It's not common for a woman on television, especially if she's the mom of the family, to be funny. She's usually a straight man or foil.”

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