Gerstenberg Verlag Quotes & Sayings

Models are models - and the real world is different. For example, for the last three years the world economy has grown significantly, but emissions have stayed flat - which wasn't supposed to happen for decades. The commitments that nations made in Paris won't kick in until 2020, but many are already implementing their pledges and moving ahead of schedule. The Marrakech Climate Change Conference, around the time of the 2016 U.S. Elections, saw the rest of the world setting strong new goals, with Germany submitting a plan to cut its climate footprint by 95 percent, and twenty-nine new regional and local governments (many in China) committing to similarly deep emissions cuts. — Carl Pope

We are all special in a way; it is our duty to discover it. — M.F. Moonzajer

I don't do Twitter because I don't want to talk about myself more than I already have to. — Kit Harington

You said I'm a god. Bring me down from heaven. I ... I want you to see me as a man. — Jaejoong

I suppose it was obvious that The Loathsome Couple was based on the Moors Murders, which disturbed me very greatly for some reason. — Edward Gorey

I'm the most successful person in my generation of family members, and that sucks. — Ice Cube

Self-reliance is an America virtue but not a biblical value. Solomon wrote, "The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice." (Proverbs 12:15) The word 'listen' carries with it the meaning of seeking out as well as receiving advice. A lot of pain can be prevented if leaders would just check in with their coach before a making a big decision. — Gary Rohrmayer

I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service. — Shirley Temple