"...no matter how complex or affluent, human societies are nothing but subsystems of the biosphere, the Earth's thin veneer of life, which is ultimately run by bacteria, fungi and green plants."

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Source : Vaclav Smil (2005). “Energy at the Crossroads: Global Perspectives and Uncertainties”, p.350, MIT Press

Vaclav Smil

#Running Quotes #Nature Quotes #Earth Quotes

“If you work in casting, it's sort of not cool to want to act. A lot of people think that casting directors are frustrated actors, but it wasn't true with any of the casting people I knew.”
“What other creature, besides the lion, the tiger, and the whale, can answer Creation in its own language?”
“Dollars and guns are no substitutes for brains and will power.”
“Believe me - I've done very good stuff and very crazy stuff, and I don't regret the crazy stuff.”
“I really like world music. I used to think it was simple but it's far from that.”
“Maroon 5 is crazy to me, I would love to work with them.”
“I don't believe I could work as effectively at what I do without the support of my wife.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I hope to read a Harry Potter novel soon, to see what it's all about. I admit to being annoyed that many good light fantasy writers have had trouble getting published, in England and elsewhere, when it is obvious the readers were waiting for us all along.”

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