"The objective of nuclear-weapons policy should not be solely to decrease the number of weapons in the world, but to make the world safer - which is not necessarily the same thing."

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Source : Herman Kahn, Paul Dragoș Aligică, Kenneth R. Weinstein (2009). “The Essential Herman Kahn: In Defense of Thinking”, p.29, Lexington Books

Herman Kahn

#Numbers Quotes #Nuclear Quotes #World Quotes

“There isn't a class structure in Nigeria; there's a tribal structure and prestige as far as money is concerned.”
“On the subject of love at first sight, Iâ€™m with the Beatles: I believe that it happens all the time.”
“I am so girly. I love dresses.”

Source : "'Glee' Amber Riley, Jenna Ushkowitz Interview: 'Adele Should Be a Guest Star'". Interview with Catriona Wightman, www.digitalspy.com. September 17, 2011.
“Appetite has really become an artificial and abnormal thing, having taken the place of true hunger, which alone is natural. The one is a sign of bondage but the other, of freedom.”
“Astronomy concerns itself with the whole of the visible universe, of which our earth forms but a relatively insignificant part; while Geology deals with that earth regarded as an individual. Astronomy is the oldest of the sciences, while Geology is one of the newest. But the two sciences have this in common, that to both are granted a magnificence of outlook, and an immensity of grasp denied to all the rest.”

Source : Proceedings of the Geological Survey of London. "Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations" by Carl C. Gaither, p. 873, 2012.
“Since Adam and Eve ate the apple, man has never refrained from any folly of which he was capable.”
“If Elton John and Madonna had a baby it would be Lady Gaga.”
“The biggest fool may come out with a bit of sense when you least expect it.”

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