“The Bush-Cheney administration had betrayed some basic American values. So there was hunger for change.” Quote by Al Gore
“I have faith in the United States and our ability to make good decisions based on the facts.” StatesFactsAbilityDecisionUnitedUnited StatesHave FaithGood Decision Author:Al Gore
“The interesting thing is, while we die of diseases of affluence from eating all these fatty meats, our poor brethren in the developing world die of diseases of poverty, because the land is not used now to grow food grain for their families.” WorldUsedDiesGrowsInterestingPoorPovertyEconomyLandDiseaseEatingDevelopingMeatGrainInteresting ThingsBrethrenAffluenceFatty Author:Jeremy Rifkin
“The electronic media introduced this idea to the larger audience very, very quickly. We spent years and years and years meeting with activists all over Europe to lay the groundwork for a political response, as we did here.” YearsIdeasPoliticalAudienceEconomyMediaEuropeLaysMeetingsResponseActivistGroundworkElectronic Media Author:Jeremy Rifkin
“We are entering a new phase in human history - one in which fewer and fewer workers will be needed to produce the goods and services for the global population.” HumansProduceNeededWorkersPopulationGoodsFewerPhasesEnteringHuman HistoryGoods And Services Author:Jeremy Rifkin
“The 10 largest antitrust law firms in the United States have gone into the federal courts charging Monsanto with creating a global conspiracy in violation of the antitrust laws, to control the global market in seeds.” StatesLawUnitedUnited StatesEconomyGoneCreatingCourtSeedsFirmConspiracyViolationChargingLaw FirmsMonsantoAntitrustAntitrust Laws Author:Jeremy Rifkin
“One thing I've learned over these last 30 or 40 years is that people make history. There's no fait accompli to any of this.” PeopleYearsLastsEconomyOne ThingI've LearnedThings I've Learned Author:Jeremy Rifkin
“The American public is not aware that there might be potential allergenic and toxic reactions. With regular food, at least people know which foods they have an allergy to.” PeopleKnowsMightEconomyReactionsToxicAllergies Author:Jeremy Rifkin
“A refuge is supposed to prevent what? The genes from flowing out of sight? This refuge idea won't stop insects from moving across boundaries. That's absurd.” IdeasMovingSightBoundariesAbsurdGenesRefugeInsects Author:Jeremy Rifkin
“In this country, the health concerns and the environmental concerns are as deep as in Europe. All the surveys show that. But here, we didn't have the cultural dimension. This is a fast-food culture.” CountryShowsCultureEuropeConcernEnvironmentalDimensionsSurveysFast FoodFood Culture Author:Jeremy Rifkin
“No one can ever write about anything that happened to him after he was twelve years old.” WritingYearsHappenedTwelve Author:Ignazio Silone
