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It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching. — Francis of Assisi
Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own… — Francis of Assisi
The design of Rhetoric is to remove those Prejudices that lie in the way of Truth, to Reduce the Passions to the Government of Reasons;… — Mary Astell
When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do… — Chinua Achebe
The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book? — David Attenborough
Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal… — David Attenborough
All our environmental problems become easier to solve with fewer people and harder - and ultimately impossible to solve - with ever more people. — David Attenborough
Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics… — David Attenborough
I don't think we are going to become extinct. We're very clever and extremely resourceful - and we will find ways of preserving ourselves, of… — David Attenborough
It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It's not just climate change; it's sheer space, places to grow food for… — David Attenborough
It's extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. The things that people always go on about is, 'tell us about us', 'tell us about the first… — David Attenborough
We really need to kick the carbon habit and stop making our energy from burning things. Climate change is also really important. You can wreck… — David Attenborough
Myths can't be translated as they did in their ancient soil. We can only find our own meaning in our own time. — Margaret Atwood
Some of our earliest writing, in cuneiform, was about who owes what. — Margaret Atwood
Our generation in the west was lucky: we had readymade gateways. We had books, paper, teachers, schools and libraries. But many in the world lack… — Margaret Atwood
Fiction is not necessarily about what you know, it's about how you feel. That is the truth about fiction, and the other truth is that… — Margaret Atwood
Our problem right now is that we're so specialized that if the lights go out, there are a huge number of people who are not… — Margaret Atwood
We have to rethink our whole energy approach, which is hard to do because we're so dependent on oil, not just for fuel but also… — Margaret Atwood
Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table. — Wystan Hugh Auden

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