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Quote by Edward Abbey
Our modern industrial economy takes a mountain covered with trees,

Our modern industrial economy takes a mountain covered with trees, lakes, running streams and transforms it into a mountain of junk, garbage, slime pits, and debris. – Edward Abbey

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WEALTH AND HOW TO ACHIEVE IT:
Let us define the wealthy man as he who has everything he desires. How to reach that happy condition? Two ways – Edward Abbey

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Wealth
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Edward Abbey
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In the afternoon I watch the clouds drift past the bald peak of Mount Tukuhnikivats. (Someone has to do it.) – Edward Abbey

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Sky & Clouds
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Environment
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It isnt pollution thats harming the environment. Its the impurities in our air and water that are doing it. – Dan Quayle

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Every day is Earth Day. – Author Unknown

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Man is a complex being: he makes deserts bloom – and lakes die. – Gil Stern

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Environment

We shall continue to have a worsening ecologic crisis until we reject the Christian axiom that nature has no reason for existence save to serve man. – Lynn White, Jr., "The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis," 1967

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I always wanted to ride a dragon myself, so I decided to do this for a year in my imagination. – Cornelia Funke

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Our nations Social Security Trust Fund is depleting at an alarming rate, and failure to implement immediate reforms endangers the ability of Americans to plan for their retirement with the options and certainty they deserve. – Pete Sessions

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How serious can a movie about time-traveling robots be? You want it to be cool and fun. – Christian Bale

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Unless something real cool comes along, I will probably be doing features, so long as I can make a living doing that. Otherwise, I will do another show. – Danny Masterson

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