Velisa Supic Quotes & Sayings

If you asked a sample of Americans "What is the temperature of Mars?" about 8% would say they don't know. — Herbert Stein

After all, it wasn't science that had transformed the world, but the marriage of technology and capitalism. The ignorant might blame science for the ills and evils of the modern era, but that was a case of mistaken identity - no research scientist had ever polluted a water table with a PCB, or performed a third-trimester abortion, or denied someone insurance based on a genetic screening, or turned the Internet into a covert way of peering into private lives. Real scientists were invisible outside their own circle of peers. Even Nobel Prize recipients barely registered on the public consciousness, as Brohier well knew. A Heisman Trophy or an Oscar counted for far more - there was no market for Heroes of Science trading cards. Status was still measured in arcane units: bylines, citations, appointments, grants. — Arthur C. Clarke

I like playing music because it's a good living and I get satisfaction from it. But I can't feed my family with satisfaction. — James Hetfield

As a writer, I marinate, speculate, and hibernate. — Trisha Sugarek

Today, it is especially difficult for most people to understand our perilous global energy situation precisely because it has never been more important to do so. — Richard Heinberg

But what does interest me is the notion that if you do a lot of work it means there's a potential for other people to understand that a lot of things are possible with a sustained effort and that the broadening of experiences is possible and I think that's all art can be. — Richard Serra

Every man should be allowed to love two cities, his own and San Francisco — Gene Fowler

United States could be a great country. It needs to be a great country. It's our responsibility as citizens to make that happen, every single one of us. — Paul Haggis

Don't threaten someone unless you're certain you can carry out the threat. — Tamora Pierce