Barry Commoner Quotes

The modern assault on the environment began about 50 years ago, during and immediately after World War II.

Barry Commoner

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WarWorldEnvironmentWorld War II

When I lived in Minneapolis in my twenties, and my mom lived there, too, I used to take her 'storm chasing' - by which I mean I'd see a pulsing blob of radar on The Weather Channel and make her drive us toward the storm.

Jenna Blum

StormMomWeatherDriveMeanSee

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain.

Andre Maurois

MenDesireMindsMoreEventsOpen

People compare me to Angelina Jolie, and she's so serious and stoic. I'm the opposite.

Megan Fox

PeopleMeSeriousSheOpposite

My fascination with letting images repeat and repeat - or in film's case 'run on' - manifests my belief that we spend much of our lives seeing without observing.

Andy Warhol

SeeingRunBeliefWithoutRepeat

You can make clothing as art, but I like the idea of my clothes actually being worn and being useful to women.

Tracy Reese

WomenArtClothesYouClothingIdea

Am I really an author if I just put pictures in a book?

Mike McCready

BookPicturesJustReallyAmPut

Our bodies are truly the result of what we eat, what we think about, and the exercise we receive. If we are not wise, these little things can soon cause major health problems that will limit our success and ability to serve.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

SuccessHealthWiseLittle Things

I struggled for 15 years in this business before Miami Vice came along.

Don Johnson

BusinessMiamiYearsViceAlong

When I auditioned for '21 Jump Street,' it was a last minute thing. I had one of the worst flus that I've ever experienced in my life, and I was forced to go to the audition, the screen test.

Johnny Depp

LifeMy LifeJumpGoTestStreet

We boil at different degrees.

Clint Eastwood

AngerDifferentBoilDegrees

There's nothing more important than our good health - that's our principal capital asset.

Arlen Specter

GoodGood HealthHealthImportant

When you experience the emotion of sadness, there will be changes in facial expression, and your body will be closed in, withdrawn. There are also changes in your heart, your guts: they slow down. And there are hormonal changes.

Antonio Damasio

HeartExperienceSadnessSlowBody

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