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Barry Commoner Quotes

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: May 28, 1917 - September 30, 2012

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Lunch Free Free Lunch Thing

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical.

Duty Pretending Critical Trivial

For a kid, self-esteem can be as close at hand as a sports victory or a sense of belonging in a peer group. It's a much more complicated and elusive proposition for adults, subject to the responsibilities and vicissitudes of grown-up life.

Life Sports Victory Belonging Group

I don't think that the Internet creates feelings that aren't there, nor does it provide an outlet. On the contrary, what I have thought about things like computer games - what has disturbed me about them - is that they appear to stimulate feelings of aggression without providing any physical release.

Me Think Thought Internet Feelings

I have walked into the palaces of kings and queens and into the houses of presidents. And much more.

Josephine Baker

Kings More Much Houses Queens

The United States has never been afraid of a challenge. In times of crisis, it is American innovation and ingenuity that has forged the path to progress and prosperity.

Innovation Path Challenge Progress

Remember when those CD-ROMs from AOL came in the mail almost every day? The company was considered ubiquitous, invincible. Former AOL CEO Steve Case was no less a genius than Mark Zuckerberg.

Douglas Rushkoff

Day Genius Remember Every Day Mail

The meanings of words and the uses of words come from practice from the way people in a given culture use those words.

Culture Words Practice People Way

If I have any complaints about my youth... one is that many well-meaning adults lied to me. Not spiteful lies with malicious intent but lies designed to prevent emotional and psychological pain - lies told by the people who cared about me most: my parents, teachers, relatives.

Pain Parents People Me Youth Intent

This Old Testament - containing error, folly, absurdity and immorality - is by English statute law declared to be of divine authority, a blasphemy - if there were anyone to be blasphemed - blacker and more insolent than any word ever written or penned by the most hotheaded Freethinker.

Law Authority More Old Divine Error

The present will not long endure.

Present Long Will Endure

I'm very close with my mom.

The thing is, I've been writing for a long time now, trying to be a poet for the last 40 years, and it's still very difficult not to second-guess myself when reading my own work.

Work Time Myself Writing Reading

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