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Cities all over the world are getting bigger as more and more peop

Cities all over the world are getting bigger as more and more people move from rural to urban sites, but that has created enormous problems with respect to environmental pollution and the general quality of life. – Alan Dundes

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I have a great advantage over many of my colleagues inasmuch as my students bring with them to class their own personal knowledge of national, regional, religious, ethnic, occupational, and family folklore traditions. – Alan Dundes

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Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible. – Alan Dundes

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Future
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In the light of our culture, these are not unreasonable questions and tactics, but if once again, we try to see the lens through which we look, we can see that there is far too great an emphasis placed on the future. – Alan Dundes

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People blame their environment. There is only one person to blame – and only one – themselves. – Robert Collier

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For me, going vegan was an ethical and environmental decision. Im doing the right thing by the animals. – Alexandra Paul

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