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Water flows uphill towards money. - Anonymous, saying in the Ameri

Water flows uphill towards money. – Anonymous, saying in the American West, quoted by Ivan Doig in Marc Reisner, Cad

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The packaging for a microwavable “microwave” dinner is programmed for a shelf life of maybe six months, a cook time of two minutes and a landfill dead-time of centuries. – David Wann, Buzzworm, November 1990

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We have been god-like in the planned breeding of our domesticated plants, but rabbit-like in the unplanned breeding of ourselves. – Arnold Toynbee

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We could have saved the Earth but we were too damned cheap. – Kurt Vonnegut,Jr.

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The system of nature, of which man is a part, tends to be self-balancing, self-adjusting, self-cleansing. Not so with technology. – E.F. Schumacher, Small is Beautiful, 1973

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The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. – Socrates

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If God had been a liberal, we wouldnt have had the Ten Commandments — wed have the Ten Suggestions. – Malcolm Bradbury

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In terms of filming, yes, it really does feel over now. Theres a real sense of freedom now. Its a good time to finish, I think. As much as Im going to miss it Im ready to move on and do different things. – Rupert Grint

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