"My daughter is a fantastic travelling companion - she's totally organised, whereas I'm hopeless."

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Meg Rosoff

#Mother Quotes #Daughter Quotes #Hopeless Quotes

“The beliefs I was raised with - to respect animals and to be aware of nature, to understand that we share this planet with other creatures - have had a huge impact on me.”

Source : "Stella McCartney: 'Fashion people are pretty heartless'" by Jess Cartner-Morley, www.theguardian.com. October 4, 2009.
“I'm 41 now and the right knee has got a bit of a twinge in it. I get about the stage a little less now.”
“We areÂ all creators. Whether orÂ not weÂ create isÂ not upÂ to us. WeÂ are human, andÂ creating isÂ what weÂ do. Every interaction, movement, andÂ decision isÂ creativity atÂ work. WeÂ are allÂ artists. WeÂ all order creation around usÂ into theÂ world that weÂ want toÂ make.”
“Nullification is not a 'defense' recognized by law, but rather a mechanism that permits a jury, as community conscience, to disregard the strict requirements of law where it finds that those requirements cannot justly be applied in a particular case.”
“The past is an unsolved mystery and the truth a moving target.”
“Among environmentalists sharing two or three beers, the notion is quite common that if only some calamity could wipe out the entire human race, other species might once again have a chance.”
“The Romans used every housing form known today and they have a remarkably modern look.”

Source : Stephen Gardiner (2002). “The house: its origins and evolution”, Constable & Company Limited
“'The anthropocene' refers to the way we live now, in a highly globalized world, characterized by a large human population and powerful technologies that allow for "action at a distance" that aggregate apparently negligible acts into powerful forces that are transforming fundamental planetary systems. In this sense 'the anthropocene' refers to a period in which nature as an independent autonomous domain comes to an end or is under serious threat.”

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