"Put simply, if we do not redirect our extraction and production systems and change the way we distribute, consume, and dispose of our stuff - what I sometimes call the take-make-waste model - the economy as it is will kill the planet."

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Source : "The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-and a Vision for Change". Book byAnnie Leonard, 2010.

Annie Leonard

#Stuff Quotes #Way Quotes #Waste Quotes

“I studied acting for five years. I quit college at that point. You know, I go hard. When I know I'm supposed to go in a direction, I'm fully committed and I go all the way. Everything falls to the side and I'm all in. So I completely dove into acting even though I was almost 30.”

Source : "Sonja Sohn ReWires Baltimore". Interview with Elizabeth Gettelman, www.motherjones.com. March 15, 2012.
“I absolutely love American folk art, can't get enough of it.”

Source : "ABC's Lara Spencer can't wait to host 'Antiques Roadshow' in 2004". Interview with Mary Daniels, articles.chicagotribune.com. July 20, 2003.
“I always knew I belonged on the other side of the lens.”
“To switch right into creativity usually takes a bit of time, and this came up right at that juncture where I thought, okay, here's an opportunity to work with somebody I really respect in a new medium.”
“Happy Day After Christmas, Merry Rest of the Year, even when Christmas is over, The Light of the World is Still Here!”

Source : FaceBook post by Matthew West from Dec 26, 2013
“They miss Rachel and Lillian Rose every minute of every day. It doesn't bring them any comfort to see him standing there and know that their daughter and granddaughter are gone.”
“Sundance felt like a natural fit. I love coming here, and I do think that this festival suits my films rather than most of the festivals I've been to. I'm not going to Cannes, you know.”
“When you make a movie, it's up to so many things and so many people.”

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