"claiming that the destructive practice of mountaintop removal mining, blowing the tops off mountains to get at the coal beneath, performs the "necessary" function of creating flat land for development To tear treasure out of the bowels of the land was their desire, with no more moral purpose at the back of it than there is in burglars breaking into a safe."

-- Joseph Conrad

#Land Quotes #Practice Quotes #Creating Quotes

“Well, it's such an intricate, beautiful script about eight professional robbers pulling a heist, and it deals with elements of betrayal, trust, instinct, and need for relationships.”
“I do not think it is selfish to want to donate a kidney "only" to family members.”
“Girls of all kinds can be beautiful...”
“The world is extremely interesting to a joyful soul.”

Source : Alexandra Stoddard (2013). “Gracious Living in a New World: Finding Joy in Changing Times”, p.5, Harper Collins
“Yes, but the difference is that when you're dead and somebody yells, 'Everybody up, it's morning,' it's very hard to find your slippers.”
“I don't want the technology of the 1950s, but I want the free market of the 1950s.”
“I think Tahoe is one of the hidden gems in the country, and I've played a lot of golf around the country. You can't beat the smells and the clean air and just the way it makes you feel.”
“Through difficult experiences, life sometimes becomes more meaningful.”

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