"Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history."

-- Russell Hoban

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“Attributing global climate change to human COâ‚‚ production is akin to trying to diagnose an automotive problem by ignoring the engine (analogous to the Sun in the climate system) and the transmission (water vapour) and instead focusing entirely, not on one nut on a rear wheel (which would be analogous to total CO2) but on one thread on that nut, which represents the human contribution.”
“Love and kindness are the very basis of society. If we lose these feelings, society will face tremendous difficulties; the survival of humanity will be endangered.”
“No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree.”
“To give up too easily leads to regret, yet trying and then failing can lead us to second chances if we do not accept it as a failure, but a chance to learn.”

Source : Karen White (2007). “Learning to Breathe”, p.245, Penguin
“To have a stable economy, to have a stable democracy, and to have a modern government is not enough. We have to build new pillars of development. Education, science and technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, and more equality.”

Source : "President Sebastian Pinera: I want a First World Chile by 2020" By Claire Brennan, www.cnn.com. October 15, 2012.
“When we leave money in the hands of taxpayers, they buy things, they pay taxes, they grow government.”

Source : "Meet the Press" with David Gregory, www.nbcnews.com. October 17, 2010.
“It was a particular pleasure to examine President Ronald Reagan's leadership. I experienced it first-hand, as a member of his administration in several capacities as well as his 1984 reelection campaign staff. The most common misconception is that Reagan was a bystander to his own career.”
“The secret to not being afraid is to understand what scares you”

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