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The disadvantages of a decentralized, spread out urban area are tremendous, and the environmental damage of urban sprawl cannot be ignored. As… — Minoru Mori Copy Share Image
But people only die in proper duels, you know, with real wizards. The most you and Malfoy’ll be able to do is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Cesium, iodine from the Chernobyl reactor accident went around the world many times and everyone on the Earth has a piece of… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
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We should not rule out the possibility that Trump's diplomacy could deescalate Middle East strife and international tensions, give the US a… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
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I think the first and principle objective is to repeal Obamacare before it does lasting, fundamental damage to our health care system,… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
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The story of the gospel is so much better than the legal model suggests. It tells us that we are created as… — Doug Pagitt Copy Share Image
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I'm like one of those firecrackers that goes off in your pocket occasionally. I'm not really struggling with it as much as… — Robert Plant Copy Share Image
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Youths write me and tell me that their band will go nowhere because of all the bad bands in the world. I… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The critical importance of honest journalism and a free flowing, respectful national conversation needs to be had in our country. But it… — Juan Williams Copy Share Image
But the damage is done. You brought back the pain. In the middle of all I'm already going through, this freaking, pain-in-my-butt,… — Maddi Spiess Copy Share Image
My reluctance to enter any relationship with men has been affected by the fact that many Aboriginal men are very wounded and… — Marilyn Dumont Copy Share Image
There's almost no food that isn't genetically modified. Genetic modification is the basis of all evolution. Things change because our planet is… — Nina Fedoroff Copy Share Image
When we violate the law ourselves, whatever short-term advantage may be gained, we are obviously encouraging others to violate the law; we… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
I've spent a lot of very happy times in Edinburgh as a result of playing virtually every festival since 1996. It's also… — Marcus Brigstocke Copy Share Image
If we do our homework right, never again should an asteroid that can do damage on the ground impact the Earth. We're… — Rusty Schweickart Copy Share Image