Jeremy Rifkin Quotes
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.
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The only thing that's going to free Huey is gun powder.
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I found out that there was this project called the 'Great Green Wall' where they wanted to plant trees across the Sahara desert, and the idea was born that I wanted to create a support structure for that initiative.
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Golf is played with the arms.
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Love what you do, not the love you get for doing it.
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An efficient government is dangerous in the hands of the wrong man. Sadly, the right sort of man never seems interested in the job.
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It feels like a game, this work I do. It is totally heartfelt, and I love the sticky terrain, the straight-up cartoons, how the irrepressible and icky rise to the surface. But I am not just trying to call forth bugaboos and demons for the sake of it, for fun.
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If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
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One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
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Every village in Africa now has a cyber cafe.
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When I got '227' and broke out from the rest of the cast, I became a workaholic, and I was very lonely.
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I think anyone that isn't fired up right now shouldn't probably be out here.
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Understanding the importance of evolving is very important. Reinventing is very important. To break what you have already done is very important. That growth should never stop.
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When you feel stuck in a hard time, jump-start a pro-change attitude by letting go of possessions that no longer work for you - like old clothes and old shoes.
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It takes one person to give you a big chance.
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You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it.
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I like being in love, but loving is what is crucial to me. Loving is the reason to live.
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A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.
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I wrote 'Fight Song' as this declaration to believe in myself, and that is similar to what you are taught to believe in Girl Scouts. Building confidence. Building character. And above all else, being there for each other as a community.
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He had seen trances before - wise men far in the east, who could feign death; a herbwife as she bent over her patient, searching for invisible hurts. But this was different. He could sense something here, within the circle cast by the light of the fire. A presence. Presences...
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But not all books must be universally approved or applauded to bring meaning; books are, ultimately, the most personal of media. They can be important to only one person or to only a few people, and yet because of that they still have tremendous influence.
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There are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place. This is one of those moments. This is one of those times. The people of Egypt have spoken, their voices have been heard, and Egypt will never be the same.
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Our tax code becomes so absurdly complex every 32 years that we have no choice but to scrap it and re-write. The 32-year period is up in 2018. So the time has come. History tells us that we're going to produce a fairer, simpler tax code by 2018.
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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.
