Jared Diamond Quotes

The United States has long thought of itself as the land of infinite plenty, and historically we did have abundant resources. But now we are gradually exhausting our fisheries, our topsoil, our water. On top of that, we're coming to the end of world resources.

Jared Diamond

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 10, 1937

Topics

WaterWorldThoughtEndLongLand

If the weather's nice, I like to be outside exercising, but when it's colder, I'm a real homebody and I catch up on my reading.

Jeremy Sumpter

WeatherReadingNiceOutsideReal

I grew up craving the spotlight, and once it happened, I immediately recoiled.

Megan Fox

UpSpotlightCravingHappenedOnce

I see a lot of connections between folk and punk music just because they're both subcorporate music - I mean, traditionally.

Ani DiFranco

MusicConnectionsJust BecauseMean

No matter what, once the doors are open for business, the entrepreneur has no choice but to be directing multiple attacks at once - raising money, writing software, prototyping, selling, collecting, training, and marketing.

Michael Gerber

BusinessMoneyTrainingWriting

I like working with people I know and feel a kinship to.

Michael Imperioli

PeopleFeelKnowWorkingLike

Basketball is booming, and it's not just an Under Armour standpoint: it's about the game itself. Kids going out and playing and being inspired by what we do on the court.

Stephen Curry

BasketballGameOutPlayingGoing

I had an amazing mother. She raised nine kids, practically as a single parent, which is the hardest thing in the world. Nine of us! Day in and day out. She had to make sure we all had an education and that we all felt loved.

Sufe Bradshaw

EducationMotherDayAmazingWorld

Another way I like to barbecue king salmon is as a whole fish stuffed, literally to the gills, with sweet onions, sliced lemons, and summer sage.

Tom Douglas

KingSweetFishSummerBarbecueWay

Climate change is not just about carbon dioxide levels and melting polar ice caps. It is about our public health and protecting our Earth for future generations.

Mike Quigley

ChangeFutureHealthIceEarthJust

I'm a political poet - let us say a 'human' poet, a poet that's concerned with the plight of people who suffer. If words can be of assistance, then that's what I'm going to use.

Juan Felipe Herrera

WordsPeoplePoliticalSayHumanUs

Don't build a bar for yourself. Build it for your customers. It's all about them: the walls, the finishes, the textures, the food, the beverages, literally everything has to be for them.

Jon Taffer

FoodWallsYourselfBuildEverything

I suppose that the scope and implications of such forces have rendered my personal accounting ritual pretty much obsolete. That's how things sometimes go.

Brian Ferneyhough

AccountingGoSometimesPersonalHow

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