"Neither science, nor the politics in power, nor the mass media, nor business, nor the law nor even the military are in a position to define or control risks rationally."

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Source : "Risky business". Interview with Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. February 11, 2006.

Ulrich Beck

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“I've been on Prozac for 12 years and I'm off it now. I know what it feels like to be excited and sad again. I haven't felt like this in 12 years; I'm like a giddy little kid.”
“I dont think I ever wanted to be a journalist - I was more interested in what comes from being a journalist.”
“I had a tumor in my left eye which killed the optic nerve, but it's my real eye. I just cannot see out of it.”
“before speaking, notice what motivates your words.”

Source : Surya Das, Lama Surya Das (1997). “Awakening the Buddha Within: Eight Steps to Enlightenment : Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World”, Broadway
“In his garden every man may be his own artist without apology or explanation. Each within his green enclosure is a creator, and no two shall reach the same conclusion; nor shall we, any more than other creative workers, be ever wholly satisfied with our accomplishment. Ever a season ahead of us floats the vision of perfection and herein lies its perennial charm.”

Source : "Colour in My Garden".
“Associate yourself with people who think positively. You cannot surround yourself with negative people and expect positive outcomes.”
“Kids don't have ruts yet that adults have carved into their minds. They're born logical. Crooked thinking has to be taught.”

Source : James P. Hogan (2007). “The Two Worlds”, p.360, Baen Publishing Enterprises
“I don't think I've made good movies. I've just made some movies more disgusting than others.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

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