Quotes by Gregg Easterbrook

“Torture numbers, and theyll confess to anything.”

“When television producers say it is the parents obligation to keep children away from the tube, they reach the self satire point of warning that their own product is unsuitable for consumption”

“The Shuttles were nice when we fist made them in 1981, but really they are now 25 years old. ... Who out there is driving 25 year old cars? These babies are classics with 100 millions miles on them. Its time to send The Shuttles to museums were they belong. Im just glad the folks at Shuttle Trader Magazine are there to help NASA unload these turkeys.”

“Hurricanes became a media obsession in the mid-90s, when there were two consecutive above-average years for Atlantic storms,”

“If you are looking for something to complain about, you are absolutely certain to find it. It requires some effort to achieve a happy outlook on life, and most people dont make it. Most people take the path of least resistance. Far too many people today dont make the steps to make their life more fulfilling one.”

“Smart growth does not have a fixed definition. Phrases like that mean whatever you want them to mean.”

“You need some counterpoint to a big developer. With NRDC and St. Joe facing off with each other, thats relatively equal competition.”

Everyone needs a certain amount of money. Beyond that, we pursue money because we know how to obtain it. We dont necessarily know how to obtain happiness.