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Them Quotes by Derrick Jensen
- For us to maintain our way of living, we must tell lies to each other and especially to ourselves. The lies are necessary because, without…
- To reverse the effects of civilization would destroy the dreams of a lot of people. There's no way around it. We can talk all we…
- Question four: What book would you give to every child? Answer: I wouldn't give them a book. Books are part of the problem: this strange…
- My great-grandmother grew up in a sod house in Nebraska. When she was a tiny girl - in other words, only four human generations ago…
- Grades are a problem. On the most general level, they're an explicit acknowledgment that what you're doing is insufficiently interesting or rewarding for you to…
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- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
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- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle