"Only caring individuals can restore the places we inhabit. The 'simple act of planting a tree' not only restores the places we live, but makes us whole and powerful again."

-- Paul Hawken

#Powerful Quotes #Caring Quotes #Simple Quotes

“Looking back to data, we can see if the consequences are plausible; looking forward to theory, we can see if general principles are suggested.”

Source : John Henry Holland (1995). “Hidden order: how adaptation builds complexity”, Addison-Wesley Longman
“I love being the age I am, because if there's enough pain or grief, I have enough experience now to realize that there's joy coming around the corner.”
“Talking to women about birth can be polarizing.”

Source : "'Expecting Better' pregnancy advice" by Emily Oster, www.cnn.com. August 28, 2013.
“All I knew when I moved to Nashville was that I wanted to make music in whatever shape and form I could.”
“Do not be a magician - be magic!”

Source : Leonard Cohen (2011). “Beautiful Losers”, p.181, Vintage
“I figure you're only here for a matter of moments. Ever since I was a kid watching movies I've always wanted to make people laugh or have some sort of emotional reaction.”
“Peace will not wipe out the memory of the massacres it has committed...And on this last day of the century, I promise Israel that it will see more suicide attacks, for we will write our history with blood,”
“Innovations seem inevitable in retrospect, but at the time it's an uphill battle.”

Source : Jessica Livingston (2008). “Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days”, p.17, Apress

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