Mary Roach Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: b. March 20, 1959
Birthday: March 20
The nobility of the human spirit grows harder for me to believe in. War, zealotry, greed, malls, narcissism. I see a backhanded nobility in excessive, impractical outlays of cash prompted by nothing loftier than a species joining hands and saying “I bet we can do this.” Yes, the money could be better spent on Earth. But would it? Since when has money saved by government red-lining been spent on education and cancer research? It is always squandered. Let’s squander some on Mars. Let’s go out and play.
source: Mary Roach (2011). “Packing for Mars”, p.174, Oneworld Publications
topic: War, Cancer, Believe, Joining Hands, Cancer Research, Zealotry
