But the story of the golden calf also reminds us that without rules we quickly become slaves to our passions—and there’s nothing freeing about that.
“The connection between clean-energy systems and a growing economy is a direct one.We can take money that would otherwise flow to foreign emirates and invest those same dollars in local jobs. We can
reduce harms to public health and the global commons by investing in skills, technology, and productive infrastructure.”
― Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy
reduce harms to public health and the global commons by investing in skills, technology, and productive infrastructure.”
― Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy
“THE LAST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE THERE ARE FIVE basic steps in weight loss: Reduce your consumption of added sugars. Reduced your consumption of refined grains. Moderate your protein intake. Increase your consumption of natural fats. Increase your consumption of fiber and vinegar.”
― The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss
― The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss
“Silicon Valley has a major, transformative role to play in making our world less deadly. And frankly, it should disappoint all of us to see the Valley shirk that opportunity in order to develop better advertising engines or more addictive social apps.”
― The End of Killing: How Our Newest Technologies Can Solve Humanity’s Oldest Problem
― The End of Killing: How Our Newest Technologies Can Solve Humanity’s Oldest Problem
“the first ENIAC programmer team was all-female: Kathleen McNulty, Betty Jennings, Elizabeth Snyder, Marlyn Wescoff, Frances Bilas, and Ruth Lichterman, known later as the “ENIAC Girls.”
― Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World
― Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World
“Barr paused and delivered his summary line: “They just think you’re a fucking asshole.” Trump did not seem taken aback or insulted.”
― Peril
― Peril
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