quotes about Meteorology

last updated: November 28, 2023

Science is an attempt, largely successful, to understand the world, to get a grip on things, to get hold of ourselves, to steer a safe course. Microbiology and meteorology now explain what only a few centuries ago was considered sufficient cause to burn women to death.
-- Carl Sagan

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I like science - geography, meteorology, cosmology.
-- Randy Newman

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One thing I learned from meteorology is that being an actual science was no guarantee of exactness.
-- Kenneth Arrow

Source : Source: www.minneapolisfed.org

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“L'Oreal's slogan 'because you're worth it' has come to epitomise banal narcissism of early 21st century capitalism; easy indulgence and effortless self-love all available at a flick of the credit card.”

Source : "Because you're worth it" by Geoff Mulgan, www.theguardian.com. June 12, 2006.
“Why is it that when political ammunition runs low, inevitably the rusty artillery of abuse is always wheeled into action?”
“Consider pleasures as they depart, not as they come.”
“Content has no economic value unless it's shared and it's acted on.”
“I don't know if it's irrational, and I would never say this before, but I think I'm a little bit agoraphobic when I'm in huge crowds of people. I mean, it's claustrophobic, probably - small spaces and large groups of people, anxiety rises for me.”

Source : "Taylor Hanson Talks About Hanson’s New Album & Staying Out Of The Tabloids For HuffPost’s #nofilter". Interview With Stephanie Marcus, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 12, 2013.
“Hunger and sex still dominate the primitive mammalian side of human existence, but at the present time it looks as if humanity were within sight of their satisfaction. Permanent plenty, no longer a Utopian dream, awaits the arrival of permanent peace.”
“Better a square foot of New York than all the rest of the world in a lump - better a lamppost on Broadway than the brightest star in the sky.”
“As I've indicated, most books go out of print within one year. The same is true of music and film. Commercial culture is sharklike. It must keep moving. And when a creative work falls out of favor with the commercial distributors, the commercial life ends.”
“It's better to dance than to march through life.”

Source : Twitter post from Sep 12, 2014
“There is a melancholy which accompanies all enthusiasm.”