"I looked at her, and she was smiling like she was broken."

-- Matthew Tobin Anderson

“Beyond Bookchinâ€, David Watson, of Fifth Estate, argues that aboriginal society represents a viable Utopia. He quotes favourably the anthropologist Marshall Sahlins; â€œWe are inclined to think of hunters and gatherers as poor because they donâ€™t have anything, perhaps better to think of them for that reason as free.”
“Developing low carbon sources of energy supply will enhance our energy security”
“Qualities like love and compassion are not just abstract virtues that are the property of saints and adepts. Anyone can develop these qualities in themselves by doing spiritual practices. As the Buddha said, Come and see.”
“I keep busy. That was my nickname in college, 'Iron to the Fire.' I like to keep several things going at once.”

Source : "Questions and Answers With Creed Bratton". Interview with Kase Wickman, www.mtv.com. February 15, 2013.
“You can't become a winner overnight, or even in a couple of years-it takes time... You will lose races and you will have to accept that, learn from it and believe that you'll win the next one, knowing that you'll probably lose that as well. All the time you have to keep believing that one day you will win.”
“Actors are almost impossible to treat successfully.”
“I don't think we'll ever know all there is to know about gardening, and I'm just as glad there will always be some magic about it!”

Source : Barbara Damrosch (2003). “The Garden Primer”, p.2, Rodale
“New Orleans is the only city in the world you go in to buy a pair of nylon stockings they want to know your head size.”

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