Ehrlich Population Bomb Quotes & Sayings

More likely drinking Coca-Cola... than water will be a symmetry... — Deyth Banger

The fate of the country ... does not depend on what kind of paper you drop into the ballot-box once a year, but on what kind of man you drop from your chamber into the street every morning. — Henry David Thoreau

But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. ISAIAH 40:31 NIV — Various

A day-time song like 'Word Starts Attack,' I want to make your heart blow up and make you want to punch the air with your fist. It can't be ponderous. — Johnny Marr

A man who keeps on going; a man who keeps his eye on the ball. — Ian Paisley

I cannot remember a night so dark as to have hindered the coming day. — John Brown

That was the problem with good friends. Eventually they knew enough about you to say terrible things for your own good. — Marshall Thornton

In certain kinds of writing, particularly in art criticism and literary criticism, it is normal to come across long passages which are almost completely lacking in meaning. — George Orwell

At least three time per day at scheduled times, he had to ask himself the following question: Am I being productive or just active? Charney captured the essence of this with less-abstract wording: Am I inventing things to do to avoid the important? He eliminated all of the activities he used as crutches and began to focus on demonstrating results instead of showing dedication. Dedication is often just meaningless work in disguise. Be ruthless and cut the fat. — Tim Ferriss

Whenever our right becomes the guiding factor of our lives, it dulls our spiritual insight. — Oswald Chambers

I grew up backstage and on movie sets, and I thought they were the most magical places on Earth. — Zosia Mamet

Overall, The Population Bomb was probably too optimistic. I was writing about climate change - Anne and I actually wrote the book. We discussed whether or not you'd have to take a gondola to the Empire State Building, and that sort of thing, but we didn't know at the time whether the climate change would be in the direction of heating or cooling. We just didn't know enough about it. — Paul R. Ehrlich

He was trying to find his footing in a world both familiar and foreign — H.W. Brands

Today you are encouraged to accept your failures. When you are willing to fail miserably, you are able to achieve greatly. Admitting your mistakes and weaknesses doesn't diminish your strength, it shows your courage and maturity. Sometimes you just need to be quiet, swallow your pride and accept you were wrong. It's not about giving up, it's about growing up. — John Geiger