Quote by James Hansen
Money has too big an influence on our politics in Washington and s

Money has too big an influence on our politics in Washington and somehow we need to do something about that. – James Hansen

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Consider the perverse effect cap and trade has on altruistic actions. Say you decide to buy a small, high-efficiency car. That reduces your emissions, but not your countrys. Instead it allows somebody else to buy a bigger S.U.V. – because the total emissions are set by the cap. – James Hansen

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car
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Ive tried to be a straight scientist doing the science and reporting it as best I can. – James Hansen

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Science
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What has become clear from the science is that we cannot burn all of the fossil fuels without creating a very different planet. – James Hansen

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I call it people-to-people politics and thats what politics should be about, reaching out and helping one another and touching one another about what were going to do. – Sonny Perdue

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You know, Im just not going to get into American politics. – Benjamin Netanyahu

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There are far too many men in politics and not enough elsewhere. – Hermione Gingold

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My first meeting as a senator, my first day, they were already talking about the next election. Part of thats the permanent campaign, part of thats a word Ive been using more frequently, tribal. Our politics has become tribal: Its us versus them. – Evan Bayh

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The secret of getting ahead is getting started. – Mark Twain

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I think a certain amount of anger has been a fuel of mine, if you want – but also some sort of sadness, and plain mischief, of course. – Siouxsie Sioux

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A worker may be the hammers master, but the hammer still prevails. A tool knows exactly how it is meant to be handled, while the user of the tool can only have an approximate idea. – Milan Kundera

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Writing is a struggle against silence. – Carlos Fuentes

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