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On this day long ago, a child was born who - by age 30 - would transform the world. Happy Birthday Isaac Newton - born Dec 25, 1642.

Dec 25, 2014

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Twitter
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The science of climate change is unforgiving, no matter what the deniers may say. Sea levels are rising, ice caps are melting, storms, droughts and wildfires are wreaking havoc.

Dec 01, 2014

Hillary Clinton, Speaking at the League of Conservation Voters dinner
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The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race…It would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete, and would be superseded.

Dec 02, 2014

Stephen Hawking, BBC
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It is technically feasible to transition to a low-carbon economy. But what is lacking are appropriate policies and institutions. The longer we wait to take action, the more it will cost to adapt and mitigate climate change.

Nov 02, 2014

Youba Sokona, CNN
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I don't get it. No disrespect to Kim [Kardashian] but... people are offended by my breastfeeding selfies and are fine with her - amazing - booty cover?

Nov 12, 2014

Alyssa Milano, Twitter
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The Big Bang - which today we hold to be the origin of the world - does not contradict the intervention of the divine creator, but, rather, requires it. Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve.

Oct 28, 2014

Pope Francis, Speaking at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
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We are the biggest buyer of cocoa in the world, and one of the biggest buyers of coffee in the world. Both of those commodities have gotten more expensive as a result of climate change.

Sep 05, 2014

José Lopez, Washington Post
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[Fighting Climate Change] is important for every single person on the planet, which is why it has to be the greatest grassroots movement of all time. This is the battle of our lives. We’re fighting for our children.

Sep 21, 2014

Emma Thompson, Speaking at the British “People’s Climate March”
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I don’t believe we’ll ever be back to normal, but this is not going to be our new normal. We’re going to fix this. Our city is not going to be abandoned.

Aug 02, 2014

Michael Collins, Press Conference
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I...understand that age is kind of awesome. I am fortunate enough to know women like Gloria Steinem - who I think is one of the most stunning women on the planet – [who] doesn’t touch her face. Diane Keaton, Annette Bening - all of these fabulous, fearless women who are flawless - they embrace it!

Aug 10, 2014

Jennifer Aniston, Interview with Yahoo Beauty
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