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“If most urban meat-eaters were to visit an industrial broiler house, to see how the birds are raised, and could see the birds being “harvested” and then being “processed” in a poultry processing plant, some, perhaps many of them, would swear off eating chicken and perhaps all meat. For modern animal agriculture, the less the consumer knows about what’s happening before the meat hits the plate, the better.3513”
― Michael Greger, How to Survive a Pandemic

“In fact, a study published in the scientific journal Nature revealed that a typical article in Wikipedia was almost as accurate as a typical article in the Encyclopedia Britannica. 33”
― Nicholas A. Christakis, Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives

“Lessons can be learned from past pandemics. In 1918, as Boston hospitals filled beyond capacity, a tent hospital was set up in nearby Brookline. Though exposing ailing patients to the chilly Boston autumn was condemned by Bostonians as “barbarous and cruel,” it turned out that the fresh breeze and sunshine seemed to afford the overflow patients far better odds of survival than those inside the overcrowded, poorly ventilated hospitals.2039”
― Michael Greger, How to Survive a Pandemic

“1% or 2% sounds small until you multiply it by the size of your investments. 1% on $500,000 is $5,000 per year, every year. 1% on $1 million is $10,000 per year, every year. As your investments grow with the market, the fees automatically grow. Especially for retirees with large accumulated assets, paying a percentage of investments is very expensive.”
― Harry Sit, My Financial Toolbox: The Nuts and Bolts of Managing Your Money