“All the wild world is beautiful, and it matters but little where we go, to highlands or lowlands, woods or plains, on the sea or land or down among the crystals of waves or high in a balloon in the sky; through all the climates, hot or cold, storms and calms, everywhere and always we are in God's eternal beauty and love. So universally true is this, the spot where we chance to be always seems the best.” WorldLittlesMatterSeemsBeautifulChanceSeaSkyLandColdEternalAnd LoveHotClimateEnvironmentalCalmWaveWoodsStormSpotsCrystalsBalloonsBeauty And LoveEternal BeautyWild WorldWorld Is Beautiful Book:John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir Source: John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir
“The truth emerging from this scattered picture of nuclear proliferation is simple: there is a stronger chance of a nuclear bomb being used now than at almost any point in the Cold War.” WarUsedChanceSimpleColdStrongerNuclearBombsCold WarEmergingProliferationNuclear BombNuclear Proliferation Author:Johann Hari
“Men Wanted for Dangerous Expedition: Low Wages for Long Hours of Arduous Labour under Brutal Conditions; Months of Continual Darkness and Extreme Cold; Great Risk to Life and Limb from Disease, Accidents and Other Hazards; Small Chance of Fame in Case of Success.” MenLongWantedFunnyHoursChanceCasesDarknessRiskConditionsDangerousMonthsColdFameDiseaseSmartLowsExtremesAccidentsCleverLabourBrutalWagesLimbsHazardsExpeditionsGreat RiskLong Hours Author:Ernest Shackleton
“For 'So Cold the River,' I'm actually working on adapting the book with Scott Silver, who was just nominated for an Oscar for 'The Fighter,' and who also wrote '8 Mile,' which I think is a terrific screenplay. The chance to work with Scott is a tremendous pleasure and I'm learning a lot.” ThinkingBookChancePleasureColdRiversMilesFighterSilverOscarsTerrificScreenplaysAdapting8 Mile Author:Michael Koryta
“During the Cold War, we gathered information by listening to the Soviets, taking pictures of the Soviets, and we allowed our human intelligence to decline.” HumansWarChanceInformationListeningColdDeclineCold WarTake A ChanceAggravationHuman IntelligenceTaking Pictures Author:Bob Graham