"Resources on the planet are limited, and limited resources can come to an end. But there are also a lot of resources that are renewable. A lot of land, for example, can be reclaimed from the encroaching deserts."

“The middle path is the way to wisdom”

“The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight. The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You.”

Source : "The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You". Studio album by Neko Case, September 3, 2013.

“A mob is the method by which good citizens turn over the law and the government to the criminal or irresponsible classes.”

Source : Ray Stannard Baker (1908). “Following the Color Line: An Account of Negro Citizenship in the American Democracy”

“Humor has become so cliche and boring that nothing's funny anymore unless it involves something totally disgusting that offends somebody or makes them feel really uncomfortable.”

“This is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.”

“There aren't a lot of opportunities for that rite of passage that makes you a man. War is one of them, and violent sports are another.”

“I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.”

“I ache for the touch of your lips dear, but much more for the touch of your whips dear.”