“And when people in power can stay in power they do very little to tinker with the apparatus that put them in power.” Quote by DeForest Soaries
“Beyond that, states had to also have electronic voting machines that made it possible for people who are physically handicapped to vote in private... and the computerized voting machine made it very easy for, particularly, the blind.” PeopleMadeStatesEasyMachinesVoteBlindMade ItVotingHandicapped Author:DeForest Soaries
“I found that there is very little interest in Washington for true election reform. That neither the White House nor either house of the Congress seems to be as committed to guaranteeing democratic participation in this country as we seem to be in other countries.” LittlesCountrySeemsFoundHouseInterestWhiteElectionDemocraticCongressCommittedReformWhite HouseOther CountriesParticipation Author:DeForest Soaries
“The most elusive knowledge of all is self-knowledge.” SelfSelf KnowledgeElusive Author:Mirra Komarovsky
“Polar bears did very well in the warmer times. They didn't die out at all; they didn't die out in the last 10,000 years, nor during the previous interglacial, nor the one before that. So, they're just used as a deceitful heartthrob; you know, to pluck your heartstrings because the polar bears might die out.” KnowsYearsWellsMightLastsUsedDiesBearsDeceitHypePluckDeceitfulPolar BearsHeartstrings Author:Piers Corbyn
“Mars has global warming, but without a greenhouse and without the participation of Martians. These parallel global warmings - observed simultaneously on Mars and on Earth - can only be a straightline consequence of the effect of the one same factor: a long-time change in solar irradiance.” LongEarthEffectsLong TimeConsequenceFactorsGlobal WarmingMarsParticipationParallelsGreenhousesMartians Author:Khabibullo Abdusamatov
“The very foundation of science is to keep the door open to doubt. Precisely because we keep questioning everything, especially our own premises, we are always ready to improve our knowledge. Therefore a good scientist is never ‘certain’. Lack of certainty is precisely what makes conclusions more reliable than the conclusions of those who are certain: because the good scientist will be ready to shift to a different point of view if better elements of evidence, or novel arguments emerge. Therefore certainty is not only something of no use, but is in fact damaging, if we value reliability.” IfsDifferentFactsUseCertainValuesViewsNovelDoubtDoorsReadyElementsEvidenceArgumentScientistFoundationPoint Of ViewConclusionCertaintyQuestioningPremisesReliabilityDifferent Points Of ViewQuestioning Everything Author:Carlo Rovelli
“Einstein’s 1905 paper came out and suddenly changed people’s thinking about space-time. We’re again in the middle of something like that. When the dust settles, time—whatever it may be—could turn out to be even stranger and more illusory than even Einstein could imagine.” PeopleThinkingMayScienceTurnsSpaceImagineMiddleChangedPaperStrangerDustSettlingIllusorySpace Time Author:Carlo Rovelli
“I worry that free imagination is overvalued, and I think this carries risks.” ThinkingImaginationWorryRiskCarrie Author:Carlo Rovelli
“We cannot choose between [economic] growth and sustainability - we must have both” ChoicesGrowthBusinessEconomyEconomicEconomicsSustainabilityEconomic Growth Author:Paul Polman
“Imagine all the food mankind has produced over the past 8,000 years. Now consider that we need to produce that same amount again — but in just the next 40 years if we are to feed our growing and hungry world.” IfsWorldNeedsYearsPastNextGrowingImagineMankindProduceAmountHungryOver The Past Author:Paul Polman