"Take air quality in the United States today: It's about 30 percent better than it was 25 years ago, even though there are now more people driving more cars."

-- Jared Diamond

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“The sense of ownership is one reason why abuse tends to get worse as relationships get more serious. The more history and commitment that develop in the couple, the more the abuser comes to think of his partner as a prized object. Possessiveness is at the core of the abuser's mindset, the spring from which all the other streams spout; on some level he feels that he owns you and therefore has the right to treat you as he sees fit.”
“To me, it's never about the trick. I don't care about how something works. I care about how people feel when they watch it. You know, that - that connection - that emotional connection is true magic.”
“Prayer is the opening of the heart so we can receive all these good things that God has for us every day. It's like sitting down at a table that God has prepared for us. He says, 'I have everything you need today - all the grace, all the wisdom, all the provision that you need - but sit down at the table and eat. Don't be so rushed and so busy and try to live without My supply.'”
“The price of freedom is responsibility, but it's a bargain, because freedom is priceless.”
“Everything we do we choose. So what is there to regret? You are the person you chose to be.”
“The media and their journalists are merely megaphones for stupidity, the verb par excellence.”
“All the things I used to like - cookies, ice cream, gumbo - I don't like anymore.”
“Lotteries boost state revenues in the short run but don't feed the economy in the long run”

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