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		War and famine would not do. Instead, disease offered the most efficient and fastest way to kill the billions that must soon die if the population crisis is to be solved. AIDS is not an efficient killer because it is too slow. My favorite candidate for eliminating 90 percent of the world's population is airborne Ebola (Ebola Reston), because it is both highly lethal and it kills in days, instead of years. "We've got airborne diseases with 90 percent mortality in humans. Killing humans. Think about that. "You know, the bird flu's good, too. For everyone who survives, he will have to bury nine.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Eric Pianka 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		I think artists are really the root of a tree. They can search for truth or reality in their own way, and the gallery can support them - the outside part of the tree, where it is more about reaching the outside world, connecting with the outside world. That is the role of the gallery, no? Why does the artist have to do that? 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				A. Balasubramaniam 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		One who neglects or disregards the existence of earth, air, fire, water and vegetation disregards his own existence which is entwined with them. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Mahavira 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Gail Simmons 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Ranbir Kapoor 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Lady Bird Johnson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		It is a great matter to be in authority over others; for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your actual resources. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Francesco Guicciardini 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		I'm a girl from Queens. I've never gone, 'What am I doing today? Oh, I'm gonna grab a gun and learn how to use it.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Zoe Saldana 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Even if they knew the truth of their own feelings, most mothers would be socially and emotionally incapable of revealing it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Rachel Cusk 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		So if I get pegged as a bikini girl, that's fine, and that can still translate into acting or other areas. But, no, I don't wanna be doing bikini shoots my whole life. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Kate Upton 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		A Reagan appointee, Justice Kennedy is no liberal, as he has shown on issues from affirmative action to corporate campaign spending. But he has repeatedly sided with gay litigants before the court. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Adam Cohen 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I used to wear boxers and a tank top, but now I sleep in the nude. It's kind of weird, because I used to have to wear something to bed, whether it was a tank top or whatever. And now if I have any clothes at all on, it's really hard to get to sleep. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Laura Prepon 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I love working with really early stage startups where the outcome is still in doubt. Maybe they'll go on to greatness, or maybe they'll never get off the runway at all. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
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		I pretty much always wanted to be a writer. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Jane Goldman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Mars, when guilty of homicide, and set free from the charge of murder by the Athenians through favour, lest he should appear to be too fierce and savage, committed adultery with Venus. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Lactantius 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has a right to blame us. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Don Marquis 
			 
		 
	
	
	 
	
	
	
	
		I can direct dial today a man my parents warred with. They wanted to kill him, I want to sell software to him. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Brad Templeton 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		there's nothing in the human heart or mind, no place no matter how twisted or secret, that can't be endured - if you have someone to share it with. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Spider Robinson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		War and famine would not do. Instead, disease offered the most efficient and fastest way to kill the billions that must soon die if the population crisis is to be solved. AIDS is not an efficient killer because it is too slow. My favorite candidate for eliminating 90 percent of the world's population is airborne Ebola (Ebola Reston), because it is both highly lethal and it kills in days, instead of years. "We've got airborne diseases with 90 percent mortality in humans. Killing humans. Think about that. "You know, the bird flu's good, too. For everyone who survives, he will have to bury nine. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Eric Pianka