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Jared Diamond Quotes

I’d rather spend my leisure time doing what some people call my work and I call my fun Picture Quote #1

Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea, but we black people had little cargo of our own Picture Quote #1

What did the last Easter Islander say as he chopped down the last tree? The Easter Islanders didn’t have anthropologists Picture Quote #1

African cavalry mounted on rhinos or hippos would have made mincemeat of European cavalry mounted on horses. But it couldn’t happen Picture Quote #1

In parts of Montana, salt concentrations in soil water, have reached those double those of seawater Picture Quote #1

Today Charles Darwin is best known for establishing the fact of evolution and for recognizing the major role of natural selection in driving it Picture Quote #1

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A blueprint for disaster in any society is when the elite are capable of insulating themselves Picture Quote #1

Rhino-mounted Bantu shock troops could have overthrown the Roman Empire. It never happened Picture Quote #1

In much of the rest of the world, rich people live in gated communities and drink bottled water. That’s increasingly the case in Los Angeles where I come from. So that wealthy people in much of the world are insulated from the consequences of their actions Picture Quote #1

Two types of choices seem to me to have been crucial in tipping the outcomes [of the various societies’ histories] towards success or failure: long-term planning and willingness to reconsider core values. On reflection we can also recognize the crucial role of these same two choices for the outcomes of our individual lives Picture Quote #1

For anyone inclined to caricature environmental history as ‘environmental determinism,’ the contrasting histories of the Dominican Republic and Haiti provide a useful antidote. Yes, environmental problems do constrain human societies, but the societies’ responses also make a difference Picture Quote #1

Think of all the human suffering caused by the sad truth that beautiful sexy women or handsome Porsche-owning men often prove to have miserable genes for other traits Picture Quote #1

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All of our current environmental problems are unanticipated harmful consequences of our existing technology. There is no basis for believing that technology will miraculously stop causing new and unanticipated problems while it is solving the problems that it previously produced Picture Quote #1

History as well as life itself is complicated -- neither life nor history is an enterprise for those who seek simplicity and consistency Picture Quote #1

Today Charles Darwin is best known for establishing the fact of evolution and for recognizing the major role of natural selection in driving it Picture Quote #1

Starbucks goes to a great effort, and pays twice as much for its coffee as its competitors do, and is very careful to help coffee producers in developing countries grow coffee without pesticides and in ways that preserve forest structure Picture Quote #1

To science we owe dramatic changes in our smug self-image. Astronomy taught us that our Earth is not the center of the universe, but merely one of nine planets circling one of billions of stars. From biology we learned that humans were not specially created by God but evolved along with tens of millions of other species Picture Quote #1

I decided that now is the time to start doing the things that really interest me and I find important. It was in the 10 years of the MacArthur grant that I began working on my first book... and I began putting more work into environmental history Picture Quote #1

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We study the injustices of history for the same reason that we study genocide, and for the same reason that psychologists study the minds of murderers and rapists... to understand how those evil things came about Picture Quote #1

Even to this day, no native Australian animal species and only one plant species-the macadamia nut-have proved suitable for domestication. There still are no domestic kangaroos Picture Quote #1

Rhino - mounted Bantu shock troops could have overthrown the Roman Empire. It never happened Picture Quote #1

Civilization originates in conquest abroad and repression at home Picture Quote #1

... neither life nor history is an enterprise for those who seek simplicity and consistency Picture Quote #1

Human societies vary in lots of independent factors affecting their openness to innovation Picture Quote #1

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Technology has to be invented or adopted Picture Quote #1

Biology is the science. Evolution is the concept that makes biology unique Picture Quote #1

Put another way, the chimpanzees' closest relative is not the gorilla but humans Picture Quote #1

Technology causes problems as well as solves problems. Nobody has figured out a way to ensure that, as of tomorrow, technology won't create problems. Technology simply means increased power, which is why we have the global problems we face today Picture Quote #1

Federal elections happen every two years in this country. Presidential elections every four years. And four years just isn't long enough to dismantle all the environmental laws we've got in this country Picture Quote #1

I decided that now is the time to start doing the things that really interest me and I find important. It was in the 10 years of the MacArthur grant that I began working on my first book. And I began putting more work into environmental history Picture Quote #1

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I’d rather spend my leisure time doing what some people call my work and I call my fun (Jared Diamond Quotes) Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea, but we black people had little cargo of our own (Jared Diamond Quotes) What did the last Easter Islander say as he chopped down the last tree? The Easter Islanders didn’t have anthropologists (Jared Diamond Quotes) African cavalry mounted on rhinos or hippos would have made mincemeat of European cavalry mounted on horses. But it couldn’t happen (Jared Diamond Quotes) In parts of Montana, salt concentrations in soil water, have reached those double those of seawater (Jared Diamond Quotes) Today Charles Darwin is best known for establishing the fact of evolution and for recognizing the major role of natural selection in driving it (Jared Diamond Quotes) A blueprint for disaster in any society is when the elite are capable of insulating themselves (Jared Diamond Quotes) Rhino-mounted Bantu shock troops could have overthrown the Roman Empire. It never happened (Jared Diamond Quotes) In much of the rest of the world, rich people live in gated communities and drink bottled water. That’s increasingly the case in Los Angeles where I come from. So that wealthy people in much of the world are insulated from the consequences of their actions (Jared Diamond Quotes) Two types of choices seem to me to have been crucial in tipping the outcomes [of the various societies’ histories] towards success or failure: long-term planning and willingness to reconsider core values. On reflection we can also recognize the crucial role of these same two choices for the outcomes of our individual lives (Jared Diamond Quotes) For anyone inclined to caricature environmental history as ‘environmental determinism,’ the contrasting histories of the Dominican Republic and Haiti provide a useful antidote. Yes, environmental problems do constrain human societies, but the societies’ responses also make a difference (Jared Diamond Quotes) Think of all the human suffering caused by the sad truth that beautiful sexy women or handsome Porsche-owning men often prove to have miserable genes for other traits (Jared Diamond Quotes) All of our current environmental problems are unanticipated harmful consequences of our existing technology. There is no basis for believing that technology will miraculously stop causing new and unanticipated problems while it is solving the problems that it previously produced (Jared Diamond Quotes) History as well as life itself is complicated -- neither life nor history is an enterprise for those who seek simplicity and consistency. (Jared Diamond Quotes) Today Charles Darwin is best known for establishing the fact of evolution and for recognizing the major role of natural selection in driving it. (Jared Diamond Quotes) Starbucks goes to a great effort, and pays twice as much for its coffee as its competitors do, and is very careful to help coffee producers in developing countries grow coffee without pesticides and in ways that preserve forest structure. (Jared Diamond Quotes) To science we owe dramatic changes in our smug self-image. Astronomy taught us that our Earth is not the center of the universe, but merely one of nine planets circling one of billions of stars. From biology we learned that humans were not specially created by God but evolved along with tens of millions of other species. (Jared Diamond Quotes) I decided that now is the time to start doing the things that really interest me and I find important. It was in the 10 years of the MacArthur grant that I began working on my first book... and I began putting more work into environmental history. (Jared Diamond Quotes) We study the injustices of history for the same reason that we study genocide, and for the same reason that psychologists study the minds of murderers and rapists... to understand how those evil things came about. (Jared Diamond Quotes) Even to this day, no native Australian animal species and only one plant species-the macadamia nut-have proved suitable for domestication. There still are no domestic kangaroos (Jared Diamond Quotes) Rhino - mounted Bantu shock troops could have overthrown the Roman Empire. It never happened (Jared Diamond Quotes) Civilization originates in conquest abroad and repression at home (Jared Diamond Quotes) ... neither life nor history is an enterprise for those who seek simplicity and consistency (Jared Diamond Quotes) Human societies vary in lots of independent factors affecting their openness to innovation (Jared Diamond Quotes) Technology has to be invented or adopted (Jared Diamond Quotes) Biology is the science. Evolution is the concept that makes biology unique (Jared Diamond Quotes) Put another way, the chimpanzees' closest relative is not the gorilla but humans (Jared Diamond Quotes) Technology causes problems as well as solves problems. Nobody has figured out a way to ensure that, as of tomorrow, technology won't create problems. Technology simply means increased power, which is why we have the global problems we face today (Jared Diamond Quotes) Federal elections happen every two years in this country. Presidential elections every four years. And four years just isn't long enough to dismantle all the environmental laws we've got in this country (Jared Diamond Quotes) I decided that now is the time to start doing the things that really interest me and I find important. It was in the 10 years of the MacArthur grant that I began working on my first book. And I began putting more work into environmental history (Jared Diamond Quotes)

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