"It is in this space of mastery over paradigms that people throw off addictions, live in constant joy, bring down empires, get locked up or burned at the stake or crucified or shot, and have impacts that last for millennia."

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Source : Donella Meadows (2008). “Thinking in Systems: A Primer”, p.165, Chelsea Green Publishing

Donella Meadows

#Impact Quotes #Space Quotes #People Quotes

“There are some remedies worse than disease.”
“I was a weirdo. I wasn't picked on or anything. And I wasn't smarter than the other kids; that's not why I didn't fit in. I've always had this weird anxiety. I hated recess. I didn't like field trips. Parties really stressed me out. And I had a very different sense of humour.”
“The right of the majority is absolute.”
“What is right for one soul may not be right for another. It may mean having to stand on your own and do something strange in the eyes of others. But do not be daunted, do whatever it is because you know within it is right for you.”
“Of all the things in sports, getting a sack is one of the hardest things to do. It's like a last-second, game-winning shot in the NBA. A guy hits the last-second shot, and the fans scream. For us (defensive ends), the sack is everything. It's hard to get there. But once you do, there's nothing like it.”
“I'm conscious of competitive issues, but at the same time the recommendation they make is that we protect citizens by not adding to the overall tax burden of the province.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“It is true, I worry about the hype. The only person more over-hyped than me is you.”
“We're just trying to figure out what being a good citizen is, what participating in a democracy is, what taking responsibility for being an American citizen in a global context means to us.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

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