“Clearly, the Chinese need the resources, but I don't think they want to clash with the industrial world which happens to be the market for their goods.” ThinkingWorldWantNeedsHappensResourcesChineseGoodsClash Author:Daniel Yergin
“I think it's perfectly OK to exploit the moon. Largely for two reasons: there's no life there, and it is close enough and rich enough in resources to be economically useful to Earth. In the final analysis, everything we do in space, if it does not help the people of Earth, all the people, it's not going to happen.” PeopleIfsThinkingDoeTwoReasonEnoughHelpingHappensEarthSpaceRichMoonResourcesFinalsAnalysisExploits Author:Ben Bova
“Most churches don't have the resources for these tricks and inducements but are still bound to the imagination that church happens on a Sunday in a building.” StillsHappensImaginationChurchBuildingResourcesBoundsTricksSunday Book:The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage Source: The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage
“In our society, real power does not happen to lie in the political system, it lies in the private economy: that’s where the decisions are made about what’s produced, how much is produced, what’s consumed, where investment takes place, who has jobs, who controls the resources, and so on and so forth. And as long as that remains the case, changes inside the political system can make some difference-I don’t want to say it’s zero-but the differences are going to be very slight.” WantLongDoeMadeRealHappensJobsPoliticalLyingDifferencesDecisionCasesEconomyResourcesRemainsInvestmentOur SocietyZeroConsumedPolitical SystemsReal Power Author:Noam Chomsky