"People need open space. People need to bring their children into an area where they can play without restriction." And I was told, "This is development." And I said, "That is not development, definitely not sustainable development, definitely not responsible development. People need fresh air. They can do without buildings. They can do without concrete. But they cannot do without fresh air."

-- Wangari Maathai

#Children Quotes #Air Quotes #Play Quotes

“It is ourselves that we must spread under Christ's feet, not coats nor lifeless branches or shoots of trees...”
“I've always had a love of country music.”
“And you can break yourself free from your hereditary patterns, cultural codes, social beliefs; and prove once and for all that the power within you is greater than the power that's in the world.”
“Faced with a choice, do both.”
“True meaning in life comes through understanding your own nature and learning to accept all aspects of yourself.”

Source : Kristine Carlson (2001). “Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Women: Simple and Practical Ways to Do What Matters Most and Find Time for You”, p.138, Hachette UK
“When we serve the great, they are our destiny.”
“Diminish the influence of fate”

Source : Darin Strauss (2001). “Chang and Eng”, p.222, Penguin
“You see, writing down your meanderings gets something started deep in the recesses of your brain. That distant part of your mind knows that you want to write stories or poems or plays and not endless jabber, and it will get to work. It may take a while. You may have to write this stuff for hours or days or weeks, but eventually that subterranean part of your brain will come through and begin to send you ideas.”

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