Seymour is pushing back against a requirement in the legislation that requires emissions offsets to take place in New Zealand. He proposed an amendment that would have allowed New Zealanders to achieve emissions reductions at the lowest possible cost by purchasing overseas units as well as domestic units. “It shouldn’t matter if trees are planted in Northland or in the Amazon.”
Quotes
On failure, resilience and circumstances
People don’t fail because they lack resilience; they lack resilience because circumstances have set them up for failure.
On perfection and life
It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life.
Source: Quotes – It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life.
On Jealousy
“Everybody pities the weak. Jealousy you have to earn.”
-Arnold Schwarzenegger
"Everybody pities the weak. Jealousy you have to earn." – Arnold Schwarzenegger #jealousy
— Get Wiser (@GetWiser) August 16, 2019
On worst days
So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that’s on the worst day of my life.