"What is the difference between a 2Â°C world and a 4Â°C world? Human civilisation!"

-- Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

#Differences Quotes #World Quotes #Humans Quotes

“We fully realize today that victory in war requires a mighty united effort. Certainly, victory in peace calls for, and must receive, an equal effort. Man has learned long ago, that it is impossible to live unto himself. This same basic principle applies today to nations. We were not isolated during the war. We dare not now become isolated in peace.”
“Progress means simplifying, not complicating”
“As you can see, there are quite a number of things taught in school that one has to unlearn or at least correct.”
“Go where the money is... and go there often.”
“They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don't win many ball games.”
“I've been very lucky and I have a happy old age with good family and friends still around.”
“I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.”
“The dead are never far from us. They're in our hearts and on our minds and in the end all that separates us from them is a single breath, one final puff of air.”

Source : William Kent Krueger (2014). “Ordinary Grace: A Novel”, p.307, Simon and Schuster

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