"Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place."

-- Margaret J. Wheatley

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“I always wanted to be a comedian. I loved comedy since I was a little kid, and while I was at university I started doing stand up shows. Once I realized that I was good at it I quit college and left although I had six months left. I went to England. I could have done the last six months but I realized that I was better at standup comedy than I was at singing opera.”
“He who is good at excuses is generally good for nothing else.”

Source : William Cooke, Samuel Foote (1806). “Memoirs of Samuel Foote, Esq: With a Collection of His Genuine Bon-mots, Anecdotes, Opinions, &c., Mostly Original, and Three of His Dramatic Pieces Not Published in His Works : in Two Volumes”, p.179
“I seek out songs that I believe in. You have to believe it in your heart first. Then the listener will believe it.”
“I know it's easier to portray a world filled with cynicism and anger, where problems are solved with violence...It's an easy out. What's a whole lot tougher is to offer alternatives, to present other ways conflicts can be resolved, and to show you can have a positive impact on your world. To do that, you have to put yourself out on a limb, take chances, and run the risk of being called a do-gooder.”
“The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate.”

Source : "Computerworld". Book by Douglas Engelbart, p.42, June 22, 1992.
“Eric walks toward me, and I back away by instinct. I try not to be afraid of him, but I know how smart he is and that if Iâ€™m not careful heâ€™ll notice that I keep staring at her, and that will be my undoing.”
“The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.”
“I've always believed that what can make a domestic setting truly home is the infusion of a cultural dimension.”

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