Peter Gleick Professions : Scientist Born : 1956 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Peter Gleick How would we feel if you could pay extra to smoke on airplanes? When we decide something is a bad idea in general for society, we don't want the rich to be able to buy their way out of it. Peter Gleick airplane want ideas Water is a means to an end, not an end in itself. Peter Gleick ends water mean It's great that it's raining. But people should not assume that a little bit of rain is going to solve our problem. Peter Gleick rain littles people This isn't about 'causality' but about 'influence'. The evidence is clear that human-induced climate change is influencing the drought, no matter the cause. Peter Gleick causality causes matter Similar Authors Bruce Ellis scientist Brian O'Leary scientist Amanda Feilding scientist Astro Teller scientist Arvid Carlsson scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek scientist All Authors