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The word “wilderness” occurs approximately three hundred times in the Bible, and all its meanings are derogatory. – René Dubos, The Wooing of Earth, 1980

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In America today you can murder land for private profit. You can leave the corpse for all to see, and nobody calls the cops. – Paul Brooks, The Pursuit of Wilderness, 1971

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There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew. – Marshall McLuhan, 1964

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

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Instead of a man of peace and love, I have become a man of violence and revenge. – Hiawatha

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No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch. – Leo Dworken

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Cats

I was born with success. Lucky for me I am able to handle it. Also, I damn well deserve it! – Larry Hagman

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The quickest way to defuse fear or insecurity or anger is usually humor. I think comics figure that out quickly, and, once you figure it out, you think, Hey, if I can do this and get paid, that would be kind of cool. – Billy Gardell

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