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If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back

If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos. – Edward O. Wilson

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They kill good trees to put out bad newspapers. – James G. Watt, quoted in Newsweek, 8 March 1982

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Environment

Your grandchildren will likely find it incredible – or even sinful – that you burned up a gallon of gasoline to fetch a pack of cigarettes! – Paul MacCready,Jr.

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Environment

Understanding the laws of nature does not mean that we are immune to their operations. – David Gerrold

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Environment

Malthus has been buried many times, and Malthusian scarcity with him. But as Garrett Hardin remarked, anyone who has to be reburied so often cannot be entirely dead. – Herman E. Daly, Steady-State Economics, 1977

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I cry, sometimes, because Im not 20 years younger, and Im not healthy. But if I were, I would even sacrifice my writing to enter politics. – Oriana Fallaci

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Even now I cant trust life. It did too many awful things to me as a kid. – Clara Bow

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The confidence is really driven by the woman – whether she can have the confidence that there will be enough earning or income to finance all the domestic spending – but also by the middle-income class, which for many Asian countries has become the growth power for the economy. – Sri Mulyani Indrawati

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A typical Christmas is me shucking oysters. I love them and I always get them in at Christmas. – Hugh Bonneville

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