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I decided that now is the time to start doing the things that really interest me and I find important. It was in the 10 years of the MacArthur grant that I began working on my first book… and I began putting more work into environmental history. – Jared Diamond

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Thousands of years ago, humans domesticated every possible large wild mammal species fulfilling all those criteria and worth domesticating, with the result that there have been no valuable additions of domestic animals in recent times, despite the efforts of modern science. – Jared Diamond

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The main thing that gives me hope is the media. We have radio, TV, magazines, and books, so we have the possibility of learning from societies that are remote from us, like Somalia. We turn on the TV and see what blew up in Iraq or we see conditions in Afghanistan. – Jared Diamond

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Ive worked very hard in this book to keep the lines of communication open. I dont want to turn someone away from this information for partisan political reasons. – Jared Diamond

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What I have experienced over time is that environmental problems are easier to deal with in ways that dont go into their interconnections to the rest of what we are. – Barry Commoner

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Of the 55 refineries closed in America in the last 10 years, they were all closed for economic reasons, mostly oil company mergers. Not a single one was closed for environmental purposes or objections. – Peter DeFazio

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Id say that animal rights and environmental issues have always been at the forefront of my mind. – Corey Feldman

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You cannot achieve environmental security and human development without addressing the basic issues of health and nutrition. – Gro Harlem Brundtland

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In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause. – George Eliot

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Man has a limited biological capacity for change. When this capacity is overwhelmed, the capacity is in future shock. – Alvin Toffler

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Im a competitive person and I love the challenge of mastering new things. – Sasha Cohen

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The true history of my administration will be written 50 years from now, and you and I will not be around to see it. – George W. Bush

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