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Thomas Jefferson Politician, Founding Father
Energy

"How soon the labor of men would make a paradise of the earth were it not for misgovernment and a diversion of his energies to selfish interests."

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Astrophysicist, Science Communicator
Energy

"I would request that my body in death be buried not cremated, so that the energy content contained within it gets returned to the earth, so that flora and fauna can dine upon it, just as I have dined upon flora and fauna during my lifetime"

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Les Brown Motivational Speaker, Author
Energy

"You can determine what your future holds based on how much time and energy you spend working on yourself now. Find out what it is you want, and go after it as if your life depends on it. Why? Because it does."

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Charlie Munger Investor, Businessman
Energy

"I know just enough about thermodynamics to understand that if it takes too much fossil-fuel energy to create ethanol, that's a very stupid way to solve an energy problem."

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Chinua Achebe Novelist, Poet
Energy

"In Nigeria, there is energy, whether it is Lagos, which is sheer anarchy, but it is not lethargic. It is strong, even aggressive and if that energy could be directed to work it will produce really enormous results."

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Bill Gates Business Magnate, Philanthropist
Energy

"In 80% of the world, energy will be bought where it is economic. You have to help the rest of the world get energy at a reasonable price."

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Alan Watts Philosopher, Writer
Energy

"Enjoyment is an art and a skill for which we have little talent or energy... your entire education has has deprived you of this capacity because it was preparing you for the future, instead of showing you how to be alive now."

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