Donella Meadows Quotes

Recession-resistant development produces things people need. Unsustainable growth churns out tinsel products that consumers have to be seduced into buying - until times get tough, when they quickly give them up.

Donella Meadows

Recitation: by Male by Female

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GrowthPeopleToughDevelopmentNeed

The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it.

John Hay

TyrannyHimSeenWhoEvilsRarely

I have a very dark sense of humor.

Andy Dick

HumorSense Of HumorDarkSenseVery

I'm like a three-and-a-half, four-hour-a-night sleeper. It's not enough to function.

Melissa McCarthy

EnoughFunctionLikeSleeper

There is a reason so many Americans choose to develop their net worth through homeownership: It is a proven wealth builder and savings compeller.

Matthew Desmond

WorthChooseWealthReasonSavings

When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual authorities outside the ranks of those whose life has value, then nothing comes more naturally to men than murder.

Simone Weil

LifeMenSpiritualValuePeople

I'll just say it: I love Sundance; my very first film won Sundance.

Ron Eldard

LoveSayFirstFilmJustVery

The first four months of writing the book, my mental image is scratching with my hands through granite. My other image is pushing a train up the mountain, and it's icy, and I'm in bare feet.

Mary Higgins Clark

MountainWritingBookFeetHandsUp

Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!

Mitch Hedberg

ChildrenBookKidReadEvery

All loose things seem to drift down to the sea, and so did I.

Louis L'Amour

SeaDownDriftThingsSeemLoose

It seems to me like the Internet allows you to break that structure a little bit. You know, here's your CD that's going into stores, here's your EP that you offer online, here's a subscription for songs you recorded on the road, here's your live stuff streaming.

Liz Phair

LiveMeRoadInternetYouKnow

I always joke that they're all like my children, so I love them all, but I would be lying if I didn't admit that 'Wonder Woman' has an affinity for me.

Diane Nelson

LoveChildrenWomanMeWonderAdmit

I wouldn't exactly call it 'cooking' but I can make noodles. That means I can boil water, put the pasta in and wait until it's done.

Devon Werkheiser

WaterCookingWaitI CanDonePasta

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