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“Алкалоиды из этих растений стимулировали торговлю, приносили невероятную прибыль, становились причиной войн, революций и переворотов, порабощали миллионы людей — и все это из-за вечного стремления человека быстро получить удовольствие.”
― Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History
― Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History
“Happiness is a myth. It was invented to make us buy new things.”
― Shantaram
― Shantaram
“У Реардэна не осталось ни мыслей, ни чувств – ничего, кроме ощущения величайшей победы, которую он когда-либо одерживал над собой: Лилиан вышла из отеля живой.”
― Atlas Shrugged
― Atlas Shrugged
“Это было величайшее ощущение жизни: не верить, а знать.”
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“Alkaloids are natural fungicides, insecticides, and pesticides. It has been estimated that, on average, each of us ingests about a gram and a half of natural pesticide every day, from the plants and plant products in our diet. The estimate for residues from synthetic pesticides is around 0.15 milligrams daily—about ten thousand times less than the natural dose!”
― Napoleon's Buttons
― Napoleon's Buttons
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