Quote by Barack Obama
When we think of the major threats to our national security, the f

When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states and global terrorism. But another kind of threat lurks beyond our shores, one from nature, not humans – an avian flu pandemic. – Barack Obama

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Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because were hardwired not to always think clearly when were scared. And the countrys scared. – Barack Obama

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We cant get to the $4 trillion in savings that we need by just cutting the 12 percent of the budget that pays for things like medical research and education funding and food inspectors and the weather service. And we cant just do it by making seniors pay more for Medicare. – Barack Obama

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The thing that gave me the most pain in life, psychologically, and it gave me tremendous pain psychologically, is mans disrespect for nature. – Joni Mitchell

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Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans. – Adlai E. Stevenson

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What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know whats going on. – Jacques Yves Cousteau

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We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us. – Albert Einstein

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