"It is evident that many wars are fought over resources which are now becoming increasingly scarce. If we conserved our resources better, fighting over them would not then occurâ€¦so, protecting the global environment is directly related to securing peaceâ€¦those of us who understand the complex concept of the environment have the burden to act. We must not tire, we must not give up, we must persist."

-- Wangari Maathai

#Giving Up Quotes #War Quotes #Fighting Quotes

“Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is a strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far as you wish without having to step outside it.”

Source : Rainer Maria Rilke (2001). “Letters to a Young Poet”
“[At high school in Cape Town] my interests outside my academic work were debating, tennis, and to a lesser extent, acting. I became intensely interested in astronomy and devoured the popular works of astronomers such as Sir Arthur Eddington and Sir James Jeans, from which I learnt that a knowledge of mathematics and physics was essential to the pursuit of astronomy. This increased my fondness for those subjects.”
“What makes a good coach? Complete dedication.”
“If you've got nothing worth dying for, you've got nothing worth living for.”
“Take care of things, and they will take care of you.”
“The truth is an artist like me who doesn't get the type of promotion that we see more commercial artists receive, and especially in this climate of the music business, you have to be creative about how you promote yourself.”

Source : "On 3rd album, Chrisette Michele finds a new voice". Interview with Mesfin Fekadu, www.sandiegouniontribune.com. December 1, 2010.
“John Kerry wants to be the hero in his own drama. He likes King Arthur and the Round Table. He likes the young swashbuckling Churchill, and he loved the early antics of Theodore Roosevelt.”
“A poet is the translator of the silent language of nature to the world.”

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