Quote by Bjorn Lomborg
I think its great that we have organisations like Greenpeace. In a

I think its great that we have organisations like Greenpeace. In a pluralistic society, we want to have people who point out all the problems that the Earth could encounter. But we need to understand that they are not presenting a full and rounded view. – Bjorn Lomborg

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Money spent on carbon cuts is money we cant use for effective investments in food aid, micronutrients, HIV/AIDS prevention, health and education infrastructure, and clean water and sanitation. – Bjorn Lomborg

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Education
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If we invest in researching and developing energy technology, well do some real good in the long run, rather than just making ourselves feel good today. But climate change is not the only challenge of the 21st century, and for many other global problems we have low-cost, durable solutions. – Bjorn Lomborg

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Technology
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The main environmental challenge of the 21st century is poverty. When you dont know where your next meal is coming from, its hard to consider the environment 100 years down the line. – Bjorn Lomborg

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environmental
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When Gandhi was asked what he thought of Western civilization, he said, “It would be nice.” – Author Unknown

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My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak. – John le Carre

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Realizing our society as it is, without theology dogmatically telling us how we should react to it, and being humane toward that society, that is all that were sure of. – Vidal Sassoon

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We would like to get to a point in our society where people really are colorblind and this message would not have to be told anymore. Unfortunately, were not there yet. – Harry Connick, Jr.

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I think that Americans should gradually begin to adopt positive behavior rather than doing evil. They should not expect an immediate reaction in return for their positive measures. It will take time. – Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

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Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies – or else? The chain reaction of evil – hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars – must be broken, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man. – Bruce Barton

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My parents told me, “Finish your dinner. People in China and India are starving.” I tell my daughters, “Finish your homework. People in India and China are starving for your job.” – Thomas L. Friedman

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