Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry goddess-creature who resembles everybody's mom in that she knows what's best for us. But if you look at the historical record -- Krakatoa, Mt. Vesuvius, Hurricane Charley, poison ivy, and so forth down the ages -- you have to ask yourself: Whose side is she on, anyway?
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Take care in your minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves.
Take care in your minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves.
Conscience is our magnetic compass; reason our chart.
Conscience is our magnetic compass; reason our chart.
Memory is the cabinet of the imagination, the treasury of reason, the registry of conscience, and, the council chamber of read more
Memory is the cabinet of the imagination, the treasury of reason, the registry of conscience, and, the council chamber of thought.
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
I think my securities far outweigh my insecurities. I am not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as read more
I think my securities far outweigh my insecurities. I am not nearly as afraid of myself and my imagination as I used to be.
The world is a living image of God.
The world is a living image of God.
There's never enough time to do it right, but there's always enough time to do it over.
There's never enough time to do it right, but there's always enough time to do it over.
Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve
Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
