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Doubling Quotes

What can keep growing, and what can't.

These doubling quotes weigh growth that seems unstoppable, from human knowledge doubling roughly every decade to unchecked population doubling every 25 years in a geometrical Money-driven pattern.

Is the minor convenience of allowing the present generation the luxury of doubling its energy consumption every 10 years worth the major hazard of exposing the next 20,000 generations to this lethal waste?

Quotes by David R. Brower

MoMA is doubling its space, and I decided to raise the money for it.

Quotes by David Rockefeller

The capacity of computers is doubling every eight months. It's exponential development. I think it's a real threat, actually, that a computer one day will be more intelligent than us.

Quotes by David Lagercrantz

Trump knows where his strengths exist, and he is emphatically in favor of doubling down on them. This goes far beyond appointing Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

Quotes by Ben Domenech

I was a good novice teacher, but I did the things that were obvious. I stayed for lunch for extra tutoring, gave kids my cell phone, and was available. In my first year of teaching, I ended up doubling the...

Quotes by Angela Duckworth

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Doubling quotes page cover?
This page gathers quotes about things that double over time, from population and knowledge to farm yields and cyclical growth. Each quote weighs whether that kind of rapid increase is sustainable.
Why do people search for quotes about doubling growth?
People search for doubling quotes when discussing rapid change, whether in economics, population, or knowledge, and whether that pace can realistically continue. These quotes offer both examples and warnings.
Is there a quote about human knowledge doubling?
Yes, one quote notes that the total of human knowledge was doubling roughly every ten years, arguing that security depends on the ability to keep learning at that pace.
Do any quotes question limits on doubling in farming?
One quote points out that the efficiency of photosynthesis can't simply be increased forever, even as farms are pushed to keep doubling yields through irrigation and fertilizer. See Every quotes for more on repeated or ongoing patterns.
What do these quotes say about population doubling?
One quote warns that population, left unchecked, keeps doubling roughly every 25 years, increasing in a geometrical rather than steady pattern. It treats unchecked doubling as a concern rather than simply a fact.

One quote pushes back on farming, noting that photosynthesis efficiency can't simply keep doubling no matter how much irrigation or fertilizer is added. For more on cycles that repeat, see Every quotes as well.