Quotes of the week
"There is nothing more tenacious than tradition, nothing more firmly rooted than the ancient beliefs and systems of thought when they are concealed within new forms. ... the myths never die, they are constantly being revived in new and varied shapes, and sometimes surprise us in unexpected places,"
- Jean Markale (1928-2008), Women of the Celts (1972 /1986), takes us deep into a mythical world where man and woman become whole by realizing the feminine principle in its entirety.
“It is now highly feasible to take care of everybody on Earth as a higher standard of living than any have ever known. It no longer has to be you or me. Selfishness is unnecessary. War is obsolete, It is a matter of converting the high technology from weaponry to lovingly.”
- R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983)
"Sometime this century, after 4 billion years, some of Earth’s regulatory systems will pass from control through evolution by natural selection to control by human intelligence. Will humanity rise to the challenge?"
- Professor Tim Flannery, 2008
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