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There is enough oil in the ground to deep-fry the lot of us, and no obvious means to prevail upon governments and industry to leave… — George Monbiot
Death not merely ends life, it also bestows upon it a silent completeness, snatched from the hazardous flux to which all things human are subject. — Hannah Arendt
Not by lamentations and mournful chants ought we to celebrate the funeral of a good man, but by hymns, for in ceasing to be numbered… — Plutarch
How astonishingly does the chance of leaving the world improve a sense of its natural beauties upon us. Like poor Falstaff, although I do not… — John Keats
How often-even before we began-have we declared a task 'impossible'? And how often have we construed a picture of ourselves as being inadequate?...A great deal… — Piero Ferrucci
..leaders should be looked upon as being 'in front', 'sharing' rather than 'showing' the way... it is the followers who save leaders and therefore make… — Unknown Author
The stress that they're under is absolutely extreme. Indefinite detention. Not knowing when you're going to get out. The threat of being sent back to… — Unknown Author
The Great Spirit Chief who rules above all will smile upon this land... and this time the Indian race is waiting and praying. — Chief Joseph
I hope the Great Heavenly Father, who will look down upon us, will give all the tribes his blessing, that we may go forth in… — Red Cloud
I can't give you a specific number today, in large part because the analysis upon which we would make that determination has not been completed.… — Tom Vilsack
Nothing is so fickle and uncertain as popularity. It is here today and gone tomorrow. It is a sandy foundation, and sure to fail those… — J C Ryle
All the lessons of history and experience must be lost upon us if we are content to trust alone to the peculiar advantages we happen… — William Henry Harrison
I know Great Spirit is looking down upon me from above, and will hear what I say... — Sitting Bull
I am in love with this world . . . I have climbed its mountains, roamed its forests, sailed its waters, crossed its deserts, felt… — John Burroughs
Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You must fight for it, strive for it, and insist upon it. — Elizabeth Gilbert
Your destiny is to fulfill those things upon which you focus most intently. So choose to keep your focus on that which is truly magnificent,… — Ralph Marston
Virtue and learning, like gold, have their intrinsic value: but if they are not polished, they certainly lose a great deal of their luster: and… — Lord Chesterfield
Dress gives one the outward sign from which people in general can, and often do, judge upon the inward state of mind and feelings. — Mae West
Life is never boring but some people choose to be bored. The concept of boredom entails an inability to use up present moments in a… — Wayne Dyer
As for butterflies, I can hardly conceive of one's attending upon you; but to question the congruence of the complement is vain, if it exists. — Marianne Moore
And I think that after nearly 85 years upon this planet that I have a right after working so hard at showing the desolation and… — Gordon Parks
To keep the Golden Rule we must put ourselves in other people's places, but to do that consists in and depends upon picturing ourselves in… — Harry Emerson Fosdick
The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe. — Aristophanes
Whatever necessity lays upon thee, endure; whatever she commands, do. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If there's anything I'd like to preach about, the loudest, other than the Gospel, it's selfishness. If there's anything I'd like to impress upon the… — Jack Hyles

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