"Actually, the problem in the world is that there are too many rich people."

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Source : "Americans plunder planet?". Associated Press, April 06, 1990.

Paul R. Ehrlich

#People Quotes #World Quotes #Problem Quotes

“I go running three times a week - outside in the park, come rain or shine, and I hate every moment of it. I hate everything about it. But I know it's important for health reasons and the reason why I run, in particular, is because my stage work is like cardiovascular work so I don't want to lose my breath on stage.”
“I wanted to be a composer before anything else. And my sister was listening to Led Zeppelin in the other room! When I heard that, it was a game-changer.”
“With 450,000 U. S. troops now in Vietnam, it is time that Congress decided whether or not to declare a state of war exists with North Vietnam. Previous congressional resolutions of support provide only limited authority. Although Congress may decide that the previously approved resolution on Vietnam given President Johnson is sufficient, the issue of a declaration of war should at least be put before the Congress for decision.”
“Sculpture may be almost anything: a monument, a statue, an old coin, a bas-relief, a portrait bust, a lifelong struggle against heavy odds.”

Source : Malvina Hoffman (1939). “Sculpture inside and out”
“When Jesus says you must leave your family to follow Him, he doesn't necessarily mean physically. He means leave your dependence on them, make an emotional break with them.”
“When you're in prison, you either embrace religion or you reject it. I embraced it it was a very spiritual time for me.”
“It is by logic that we prove, but by intuition that we discover. To know how to criticize is good, to know how to create is better.”

Source : Henri Poincare (2012). “The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare”, p.746, Modern Library
“You don't miss your water until your well runs dry.”

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