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Them Quotes by Donella Meadows
- No one can define or measure justice, democracy, security, freedom, truth, or love. No one can define or measure any value. But if no one…
- We can't control systems or figure them out. But we can dance with them!
- It is not OK in this culture to talk to friends about causes you believe in, much less to ask them to join in. It's…
- If we emit massive quantities of untested chemicals into the environment, some of them are bound to end up in places that surprise us, doing…
- The actions of my government are not bearable. They devastate our natural resources and deprive our people. The politicians speak piously while practicing greed and…
- The kind of support the down-and-out need is the kind we have always refused them, the kind that would mean engaging with them not as…
- Recession-resistant development produces things people need. Unsustainable growth churns out tinsel products that consumers have to be seduced into buying - until times get tough,…
More Them Quotes
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- 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
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- 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
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster