“The shadow of a cornstalk on the ground is lovely, but it is no denial of its loveliness to see as one looks on it that it is telling the time of day, the position of the earth and the sun, the size of our planet and its shape, and perhaps even the length of its life and ours among the stars.” LooksEarthStarsSunPositionPlanetsShapesShadowSizeLovelyDenialLengthOur PlanetLovelinessTime Of Day Book:The Collected Essays of Arthur Miller Source: The Collected Essays of Arthur Miller
“We cannot continue to have an excellence gap with the rest of the world and intend to remain the [economic superpower] and [military superpower] of the planet. That's just not going to happen. We're in a position where unless we take action, we'll end up being the [France] of the 21st century: a lot of talk, but not a lot of strength behind it in terms of economic capability.” WorldEndsHappensActionTermBehindsEconomicCenturyMilitaryPositionPlanetsExcellenceFranceGapsCapability21st CenturySuperpower Author:Mitt Romney
“Most complaints, you know, aren't won or lost on their own merits, but rather on larger issues--politics and the position of the planets.” KnowsLostIssuesPositionPlanetsMeritComplaints Book:Three Plays of the Absurd Source: Three Plays of the Absurd
“If the question is do people (in the Liberal Party) believe that human beings are the main cause of the planet warming, then I'd say a majority don't accept that position.” PeopleIfsBelieveHumansCausesHuman BeingsPartyAcceptingPositionPlanetsMajorityLiberal Party Author:Nick Minchin
“The general public doesn't know and probably doesn't care about punctuated equilibria nor indeed should they, or the greenhouse effect on some other planet - they barely have the ability to cope with the greenhouse effect on their own planet. So I think you have to distinguish between the broad visibility of a scientist when he or she is speaking to a general public and trying to address general issues and the continued position that a scientist may have into the history of a particular subject.” ThinkingKnowsShouldTryingMayCareAbilityIssuesSubjectsEffectsPositionParticularPlanetsScientistAddressesBroadsEquilibriumGreenhousesGeneral PublicVisibility Author:Richard Lewontin
“Scientists are educated from a very early time and a very early age to believe that the greater scientist is the scientist who makes discoveries or theories that apply to the greatest ambit of things in the world. And if you've only made a very good theory about snails, or a very good theory about some planets but not about the universe as a whole, or about all the history of humankind, then you have in some sense accepted a lower position in the hierarchy of the fame of science as it's taught to you as a young student.” IfsWorldBelieveMadeWholeAgeYoungUniverseGreaterPositionStudentsTaughtPlanetsTheoryFameDiscoveryScientistVery GoodAcceptedEducatedHumankindHierarchySnailYoung Students Author:Richard Lewontin
“I wasn't making music consciously when I was younger. I was a musician, but that has its own stigmas. Anywhere on the planet, it's one of the more undervalued positions.” PositionPlanetsMusicianStigmaUndervalued Author:K'naan
“In astronomy, the law of gravitation is plainly better worth knowing than the position of a particular planet on a particular night, or even on every night throughout a year. There are in the law a splendour and simplicity and sense of mastery which illuminate a mass of otherwise uninteresting details. But in history the matter is far otherwise. Historical facts, many of them, have an intrinsic value, a profound interest on their own account, which makes them worthy of study, quite apart from any possibility of linking them together by means of causal laws.” YearsMeanMatterFactsTogetherLawScienceNightValuesInterestHistoryKnowingStudyPossibilityPositionParticularPlanetsMassAccountsHistoricalProfoundSimplicityDetailsWorthyAstronomyMasteryEvery NightSplendourIntrinsic ValueGravitationHistorical Facts Author:Bertrand Russell
“Quite apart from our desire to avoid destroying the planet or economic meltdown, I offer another reason to position cooperation at the heart of our political economy: it will mean we are more likely to live sane, fruitful lives” HeartMeanReasonPoliticalDesireVisionEconomyEconomicPositionPlanetsFutureOffersCooperationDestroyingSaneSustainable DevelopmentPolitical EconomyMeltdownsFruitful Life Author:Oliver James
“So many of us, myself included, need to keep our sense of personal outrage in check. Each human beings position on the planet is one of intense humility.” NeedsHumansHuman BeingsPositionHumilityPlanetsIntenseChecksOutrage Author:Ani DiFranco
“If we don't start acknowledging our correct position as nothing more than a part of the planet as opposed to this perception that we're superior, then we won't have it much longer. We're facing a very turbulent, war-torn, drought-ridden existence for future generations unless we act now.” IfsWarExistenceGenerationsPositionPlanetsPerceptionSuperiorsTornFuture GenerationDrought Author:Nikki Reed