Hernan Cortes Quotes

How could you fear a dearth? Have not mankind tho' slain by millions, millions left behind?

The North Sea was supposed to run out in the 1980s. Then in the 1990s. And now production is still on-line.

When war comes, two things happen - profits go way, way up and all perishables go way, way down. There becomes a market for them.

In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace.

Climate change, in some regions, has aggravated conflict over scarce land, and could well trigger large-scale migration in the decades ahead. And rising sea levels put at risk the very survival of all small island states. These and other implications for peace and security have implications for the United Nations itself.

The lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis is plain: Strength prevents war; weakness invites it. We need a commander-in-chief who understands that - and who won't leave us facing a foe who thinks he doesn't.

Remember that politics, colonialism, imperialism and war also originate in the human brain.

Wars are caused by undefended wealth.

The first and most imperative necessity in war is money, for money means everything else - men, guns, ammunition.

Africa is a very dangerous place.

This century is going to be a very dangerous century.

The United States has long thought of itself as the land of infinite plenty, and historically we did have abundant resources. But now we are gradually exhausting our fisheries, our topsoil, our water. On top of that, we're coming to the end of world resources.

When all the world is overcharged with inhabitants, then the last remedy of all is war, which provideth for every man, by victory or death.

Africa has been troubled for a long time - well, the world has been troubled ever since I was born.

In many cases there is but one officer on duty with an entire battalion; this lack of officers has brought Regular Army training in the continental United States to a virtual standstill ... correction is mandatory. Stocks of materiel were inadequate even for limited forces ... and, such as they are, manifestly obsolescent. The secrets of our weakness are secrets only to our own people.

A drop of oil is worth a drop of blood.

Russia's resources are for more limited than those of the United States: its struggling economy is nowhere near the size of the U. S. economy, and its aging population is less than half as large as the U. S, The Russian Defense Industry having barely survived two decades of neglect and decay faces a shrinking workforce...

I did go to a film school in Sarajevo. I studied film and theatre directing. There was a war raging in the country while I was studying, and we did not have neither electricity nor cinemas for three and a half years.

The North can make a steam engine, locomotive or railway car; hardly a yard of cloth or a pair of shoes can you make. You are rushing into war with one of the most powerful, ingeniously mechanical and determined people on earth - right at your doors. You are bound to fail. Only in spirit and determination are you prepared for war. In all else you are totally unprepared, with a bad cause to start with.

What people need to do is conserve what they have, .. There is a supply out there; we just need to conserve it. Going up and loading up your tank is not going to do that much. It's just going to deplete the supply, and the problem will eventually catch up to you.

It is evident that many wars are fought over resources which are now becoming increasingly scarce. If we conserved our resources better, fighting over them would not occur ... protecting the global environment is directly related to securing peace. Those of us who understand the complex concept of the environment have the burden to act. We must not tire, we must not give up, we must persist.

Even if we can solve the carbon problem for coal, it is still a non-renewable resource. At some point, coal supplies will drop.

No one cares to speak to an unwilling listener. An arrow never lodges in a stone: often it recoils upon the shooter of it.

Big words do not smite like war-clubs, Boastful breath is not a bow-string, Taunts are not so sharp as arrows, Deeds are better things than words are, Actions mightier than boastings.

I think architectural appreciation would be a minor occupation after a nuclear war. People would just be happy to have something to eat.