“A spider. Quite big enough and succulent enough to provide a snack for a Scops.”
"Meat-Eaters"
The Life of Birds (1998)
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Edward de Bono (1933) Maltese physician
Source: I Am Right You Are Wrong: From This to the New Renaissance: From Rock Logic to Water Logic
“Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.”
George Carlin (1937–2008) American stand-up comedian
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“The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;”
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) 32nd President of the United States
1940s, State of the Union Address — Second Bill of Rights (1944)
Mohamed Nasheed (1967) Maldivian politician, 4th president of the Maldives
On the threat of ISIS in the Maldives, quoted on TheHindu, "India, Maldives to finalise pact to fight Islamic State" http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-maldives-to-finalise-pact-to-fight-islamic-state/article8353075.ece, March 15, 2016.
“Pioneering is an unlimited chance to become the biggest frog, provided the puddle is small enough.”
Poul Anderson book The Enemy Stars
Source: The Enemy Stars (1959), Chapter 5 (p. 31)
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need but not for every man's greed.”
Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism during British-ruled India
Quoted by Pyarelal Nayyar in Mahatma Gandhi: The Last Phase (Volume 10), page 552 http://books.google.com/books?id=sswBAAAAMAAJ&q=%22The+Earth+provides+enough+to+satisfy+every+man's+need+but+not+for+every+man's+greed%22 (1958) <br class="br">1940s
“If you think about the unthinkable long enough it becomes quite reasonable.”
Josephine Tey (1896–1952) Scottish author, mystery writer
