"The longer you wait, the less fun. If you wait until the bitter end, the whole economy can be destroyed."

-- Jeffrey Sachs

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“Here in the United States, a study of nearly 700 women in California showed an increased risk of fetal death among babies whose mothers lived near crops when certain pesticides were sprayed. The largest risks were found among pregnant women exposed during the critical first trimester and among those who lived in the same square mile where pesticides were used.”

Source : Sandra Steingraber (2012). “Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood”, p.94, Da Capo Press
“I went on a long trip through South America with Prince Charles where I was the only journalist there - a couple of photographers but no other writers.”
“When I was 7 years old I saw Jimmy Connors make someone carry his bag, as though he were Julius Caesar. I vowed then and there that I would always carry my own.”
“And wasn't it terrible, how much he looked forward to those moments, so much so that sometimes even a ride by himself on the subway was the best part of the day? Wasn't it terrible that after all the work one put into finding a person to spend one's life with, after making a family with that person, even in spite of missing that person...that solitude was what one relished the most, the only thing that, even in fleeting, diminished doses, kept one sane?”
“'You know Bobby, when I was your age I'd drive the ball right over those trees at the corner.' Feeling challenged Mr. Cole hit a big driver right into those big trees. Snead then said 'Of course, when I was your age, those trees were only 10 feet high.'”
“When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure.”
“Not even computers will replace committees, because committees buy computers.”
“What I know is that if you put the right policies in place that will lead to economic growth, society will be better.”

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