Brian

“Whereas in ancient agricultural societies human violence caused about 15 per cent of all deaths, during the twentieth century violence caused only 5 per cent of deaths, and in the early twenty-first century it is responsible for about 1 per cent of global mortality.22 In 2012 about 56 million people died throughout the world; 620,000 of them died due to human violence (war killed 120,000 people, and crime killed another 500,000). In contrast, 800,000 committed suicide, and 1.5 million died of diabetes.23 Sugar is now more dangerous than gunpowder. Even”
― Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow

“It's not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.”
― Miles Davis

“In the land of Gibberish, the man who makes sense, the man who speaks clearly, clearly speaks nonsense.”
― Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not for Sale

“Instead of a Lemonade Stand, I should open up a “You know what I can’t stand?” Stand. I’ll sell rants in small, medium, and large.”
― Jarod Kintz, This Book Title is Invisible