"Most people prepare for travels by reading about……" — Michael Specter
"Most people prepare for travels by reading about their destination; it always seemed an odd approach to me. I find it much easier and more pleasant to focus with the sights and smells of a place rattling around in my mind."
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39 Quotes by Michael Specter
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People wrap themselves in their beliefs. And they do it in such a way that you can't set them free.…
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Be sceptical, ask questions, demand proof. Demand evidence. Don't take anything for granted. But here's the thing: When you get…
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I moved from Moscow to Rome with my family and two bicycles in 1998, and spent a lot of that…
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Even a two-degree climb in average global temperatures could cause crop failures in parts of the world that can least…
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Although it may seem callous to say so, millions of Americans are lucky that Magic Johnson was infected with H.I.V.…
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One morning every spring, for exactly two minutes, Israel comes to a stop. Pedestrians stand in place, drivers pull over…
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Much of modern molecular biology and microbiology has been based on the effort to decipher the basic code of life,…
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I have covered wars, before the epidemic began and since. They are all ugly and painful and unjust, but for…
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The trite objects of human efforts-possessions, superficial success, luxury-have always seemed contemptible to me.
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