Donella Meadows Quotes

We have witnessed Chernobyl, Bhopal, Challenger, Seveso, Amoco Cadiz, Three Mile Island and have still not wakened from our fantasy that large organizations can carry out complex technologies on a huge scale with total perfection.

Donella Meadows

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PerfectionThreeIslandFantasyOut

A woman is more than the sum of her parts. So I had an opportunity to present some work at the White House. I chose not just to talk about the sky, the planet, love or heartache. I wanted to actually be there, to place a mark on that moment.

Jill Scott

WorkLoveOpportunityMomentSky

Our company wouldn't exist and wouldn't be around without our warehouse employees and our call center employees. And these employees - not just at Rent the Runway but at tens of thousands of other companies throughout the country - are treated unequally.

Jennifer Hyman

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I never thought I would be divorced.

Andrew Cuomo

ThoughtNeverWouldDivorced

It's often hard to just throw money at a problem when you don't really know what the problem is.

Megan Rapinoe

MoneyProblemYouKnowHardJust

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

Steve Jobs

LeadershipQualityExcellencePeople

I'll always stay connected with Apple. I hope that throughout my life I'll sort of have the thread of my life and the thread of Apple weave in and out of each other, like a tapestry. There may be a few years when I'm not there, but I'll always come back.

Steve Jobs

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Because of the need to remove all modernism, we stayed in the middle of nowhere all day long, living out of tents. It was cold. It definitely set the scene.

Skeet Ulrich

DayColdLongLivingNeedOut

What I tell young couples that are getting married is: you're going to have quarrels, and on some things, you're just going to have to agree to disagree. And when you go to bed at night, kiss each other and tell each other that you love each other. Don't go to bed mad. Life is too short. Keep it simple.

Si Robertson

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Not everyone needs to be slammed into a category and locked there.

Roger Ebert

EveryoneLockedNeedsCategory

My music is inspired by where I am and what I'm feeling at the time. Traveling and meeting new people is also incredibly inspiring to me.

Mija

MusicTimeI AmPeopleMeMeeting

I own nothing of value at all. I spend money on experiences.

Miranda Hart

MoneyValueNothingExperiencesOwn

If your basic premise about the fundamental purpose of our government is that it must provide for the common defense, then no other position is possible.

Don Nickles

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