"Homes and buildings, many of which are old and drafty, eat up 40 percent of the energy America uses. Such inefficiencies perpetuate our reliance on foreign oil, imperiling our national security and increasing our contribution to climate change."

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Source : "Creating Jobs by Investing in Energy Efficiency" by Rep. Peter Welch, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 5, 2010.

Peter Welch

#Home Quotes #Oil Quotes #America Quotes

“I really believe I know why my designs were better than any other human being, but I don't want to take credit for starting Apple, for turning the world around or anything like that.”
“There are always great dangers in letting the best be the enemy of the good.”

Source : Roy Jenkins “Essays Speeches”
“In the book, I write about children in first grade who were taught to read by reading want ads. They learned to write by writing job applications. Imagine what would happen if anyone tried to do that to children in a predominantly white suburban school.”
“The gyms you go to are crowded with guys trying to look like men, as if being a man means looking the way a sculptor or an art director says.”
“What did you try hard at today?”
“I'm not Jack Nicholson. I'm not Brando. But I do mumble.”
“It's mostly Mars Bars and peanuts and cheese and you go to the fridge and there's Red Bull and Beer. It's not like people are holding me down and pouring beer in my face.”
“After 16 months of teaching, consulting, fellowship, and special project activities on matters ranging from conservation to healthcare to international trade, Gov. Ventura appointed me to the Minnesota Court of Appeals.”

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