Younger Dryas Quotes & Sayings

Was the Younger Dryas cold event that began so suddenly and so mysteriously 12,800 years ago brought on by the effects of a large comet hitting the earth? — Graham Hancock

If you're having trouble succeeding, fail. — Kent Beck

One had only to look at the map to see that Panama was the proper place for the canal. The route was already well established, there was a railroad, there were thriving cities at each end. Only at Panama could a sea-level canal be built. It was really no great issue at all. Naturally there were problems. There were always problems. There had been large, formidable problems at Suez, and to many respected authorities they too had seemed insurmountable. But as time passed, as the work moved ahead at Suez, indeed as difficulties increased, men of genius had come forth to meet and conquer those difficulties. The same would happen again. For every challenge there would be a man of genius capable of meeting and conquering it. One must trust to inspiration. As for the money, there was money aplenty in France just waiting for the opening of the subscription books. — David McCullough

The food that comes in Tuesday is fresh, the station prep is new, and the chef is well rested after a Sunday or a Monday off. It's the real start of the new week, when you've got the goodwill of the kitchen on your side. Fridays and Saturdays, the food is fresh, but it's busy, so the chef and cooks can't pay as much attention to your food as they - and you - might like. — Anthony Bourdain

I believe that our ability to grow as an industry is directly proportional to our ability to understand our past; if we cannot understand it because we cannot play it, our evolution may well be stunted. — Richard Rouse

Bad luck is when opportunity is in parallel lines with your preparation and action. — Nabil Basma

I cannot love your weeping poets ... — Vita Sackville-West

Those who say yes are rewarded by the adventures they have. — Keith Johnstone