"There is more at stake here than just our lives. Â It is the lives around us."

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Jonathan Kent

“It is a great mistake for men to give up paying compliments, for when they give up saying what is charming, they give up thinking what is charming.”
“You understand Teacher, don't you, that when you have a mother who's an angel and a father who is a cannibal king, and when you have sailed on the ocean all your whole life, then you don't know just how to behave in school with all the apples and ibexes.”

Source : Astrid Lindgren (1998). “Pippi Goes to School”
“I went into the Air Corps from 1943 through 1945.”
“Absent geopolitical crises, the role of government policy isn't as big as people think in the short run. In the immediate term, the potential to ignite an escalating trade war without really intending to ought to be high on our list of US dangers as should dangers of popping credit bubbles either internationally or here at home.”

Source : Source: www.businessinsider.com
“For me being able to see all different places where I've skied and cherish them, and be able to see them - really see them - is something that I'm passionate about. I'm into photography, so I really enjoy taking photos of all the places that I've gone. I think that's the coolest part about being an Olympic sportsman, I get to travel around and see the world for free, technically. And get to see different cultures, and all the different people that I've met along the way - it's a pretty awesome job.”
“The message from the hedge-leaves, Heed it, whoso thou art; Under lowly eaves Lives the happy heart.”
“How do I stay humble? Because I'm the best at being humble.”

Source : Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. February 9, 2013.
“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.”

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