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“When we asked Pooh what the opposite of an Introduction was, he said "The what of a what?" which didn't help us as much as we had hoped, but luckily Owl kept his head and told us that the Opposite of an Introduction, my dear Pooh, was a Contradiction; and, as he is very good at long words, I am sure that that's what it is.”
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“Autumn can be glorious but menacing too - the long shadows, brisk winds, scurrying leaves, impending frost.”
Source : A. S. A. Harrison (2013). “The Silent Wife: A Novel”, p.96, Penguin
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“It's hard to say what I want my legacy to be when I'm long gone.”
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“So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning.”
Source : Aaron Copland, Richard Kostelanetz (2004). “Aaron Copland: A Reader : Selected Writings 1923-1972”, p.32, Psychology Press
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“We are running out of time, we must have a planetary solution to a planetary crisis.”
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“The Kyoto treaty ... has no scientific foundation”
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“I am convinced that policies meant to reduce alleged carbon dioxide-induced global warming will be destructive.”
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“The right response to the non-problem of global warming is to have the courage to do nothing.”
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“Every species has come into existence coincident both in space and time with a pre-existing closely allied species.”
Source : Alfred Russel Wallace (1875). “Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection: A Series of Essays”, p.5
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“The English experience suggested that nobody really doubted the existence of God until theologians tried to prove it.”
