Seth Shostak Quotes

Forecasting Armageddon has become trendy of late, with a great deal of attention being given to an interpretation of the Mayan Calendar suggesting that Mother Earth is destined for doom in December of 2012.

Seth Shostak

Recitation: by Male by Female

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MotherGreatAttentionLateCalendar

The truth is very few of us are related to Napoleon or Cleopatra. Although, those are bad examples as I am actually descended from both of them.

Jim Piddock

TruthI AmTruth IsBadUsThose

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.

John Dewey

LifeEducationPreparationItself

How about we let the states be innovative on Medicaid and do much better and smarter things?

Steve Scalise

BetterThingsSmarterMuchHow

I don't think any of my kids' books talk down to kids.

Roz Chast

ThinkDownTalkBooksKidsAny

I went looking for dresses and realized there was a niche I could fill in the wedding dress market.

Monique Lhuillier

DressLookingWeddingDressesNiche

Four out of five HSN corporate officers are women. I'm a believer that a diversity of mindset enables us to have an engaged conversation.

Mindy Grossman

WomenDiversityMindsetConversation

My mother had a marvelous talent for mishandling money - mine.

Judy Garland

MotherMoneyTalentMineMarvelous

Globalization and trade liberalization were supposed to make us all better off through the mechanism of trickle-down economics. What we seemed to be seeing instead was trickle-up economics, accompanied by a destruction of democratic politics, as we moved ever closer to a system of 'one dollar, one vote' as opposed to 'one person, one vote.'

Joseph Stiglitz

PoliticsEconomicsBetterSeeing

Unlike other essential goods, like clothing, shelter, or food, we take cheap or even free water for granted. It often takes a crisis, such as a major drought or flood, to spur investment and policy reforms in improving water security.

Jose Angel Gurria

WaterFoodFreeSecurityInvestment

I have specific playlists for arrivals in different cities. Tokyo skews new wave, Paris more jazz, and New York is Top 40.

Chris Benz

New YorkWaveParisNewJazzTop

I hope to become a better teacher. I love teaching.

Chelsea Clinton

LoveHopeTeacherBetterBecome

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

Colin Powell

ChallengeAfraidOwnBackyardEven

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