"The tropical rain forests are a telling example. Once cut down, they rarely recover. Rainfall drops, deserts spread, the climate warms."

-- James Lovelock

#Rain Quotes #Cutting Quotes #Forests Quotes

“Most people now seem to treasure anything they value in proportion to the extent that it's followed about and surrounded by the vulgar public.”

Source : Ada Leverson (2012). “Tenterhooks”, p.130, tredition
“Among Hispanics, there is little change in popularity from a grade point average of 1 through 2.5. After 2.5, the gradient turns sharply negative. A Hispanic student with a 4.0 grade point average is the least popular of all Hispanic students, and has 3 fewer friends than a typical white student with a 4.0 grade point average.”
“It's a lot easier to get your way if you have more than one way.”

Source : Jennifer James (1988). “Women and the Blues: Passions That Hurt Passions That Heal”, Harpercollins
“How glorious and near to the angels is youth that is clean. This youth has joy unspeakable here and eternal happiness hereafter. Sexual purity is youth's most precious possession. It is the foundation of all righteousness.”
“For people to come to you and say, 'Would you like to be a part of our show?' after years of 'Please tell me I'm good enough'... I can't tell you how wonderful it feels.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I wondered about the explorers who'd sailed their ships to the end of the world. How terrified they must have been when they risked falling over the edge; how amazed to discover, instead, places they had seen only in their dreams.”
“You can't put people in jail for having mental disorders. You can't do that, and they should not be held there. They need rehabilitative therapy.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Patience can't be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it.”

Source : Eknath Easwaran (2009). “Renewal: A Little Book of Courage and Hope”, p.29, Nilgiri Press

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