"When I arrived on the planet, there were only two billion. Wildlife was more abundant, we were less so; now the situation is reversed."

-- Sylvia Earle

#Two Quotes #Wildlife Quotes #Planets Quotes

“I felt like an impostor, taking all that money for reciting ten or twelve lines of nonsense a day.”
“Fame is a delicate and dangerous creature; I saw people who didn't honor it, who refused to take responsibility for it, get destroyed by it. I also saw that stardom in and of itself was empty.”
“People from pre-sexual revolution and even from the 60s and the birth of the gay movement still define gay as two men or two women having sex. Our generation defines it from a more emotional standpoint. To be gay means you are drawn to the same sex. But it's a part of who you are, an identity, not an act.”
“Famous archer, Howard Hill won all of the 267 archery contests he entered. He could hit a bullseye at 50 feet, then split first arrow with the second. Would it be possible for you to shoot better than him? YES, if he were blindfolded! How can you hit a target you can't see? Even worse, how can you hit a target you don't even have!? You need to have GOALS in your life!”
“There is an excellent correlation between giving society what it wants and making money, and almost no correlation between the desire to make money and how much money one makes.”
“Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the laws; trust in Providence.”
“Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, the color of my skin and my rather peculiar background as an Ethiopian immigrant delineated the border of my life and friendships. I learned quickly how to stand alone.”
“Poor decisions and bad luck are contingencies of most horror films.”

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