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Perhaps catastrophe is the natural human environment, and even tho

Perhaps catastrophe is the natural human environment, and even though we spend a good deal of energy trying to get away from it, we are programmed for survival amid catastrophe. – Germaine Greer

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Even crushed against his brother in the Tube the average Englishman pretends desperately that he is alone. – Germaine Greer

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Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release. – Germaine Greer

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Every time a man unburdens his heart to a stranger he reaffirms the love that unites humanity. – Germaine Greer

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Ive come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, its a Greek tragedy. – Billy Joel

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The earth is mankinds ultimate haven, our blessed terra firma. When it trembles and gives way beneath our feet, its as though one of Gods checks has bounced. – Gilbert Adair

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What quarrel, what harshness, what unbelief in each other can subsist in the presence of a great calamity, when all the artificial vesture of our life is gone, and we are all one with each other in primitive mortal needs? – George Eliot

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Mans extremity is Gods opportunity. – John Flavel

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The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights. – Potter Stewart

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What Im suggesting to you is that this could be a renaissance. We may be on the cusp of a future which could provide a tremendous leap forward for humanity. – Jeremy Rifkin

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Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. Im thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do. – Laurel Clark

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