"For anyone inclined to caricature environmental history as 'environmental determinism,' the contrasting histories of the Dominican Republic and Haiti provide a useful antidote. Yes, environmental problems do constrain human societies, but the societies' responses also make a difference."

-- Jared Diamond

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“It is impossible to do a thing the way I see it because the closer I get the more differently I see.”
“Our vocation, to be beautiful, must be full of thought for others.”
“Just because people are calling you skinny doesn't mean I'm like, 'Yay!' No! You're telling me I don't look right. This is me, this is my body - I have accepted it.”

Source : "'90210' star defends her slender frame". People magazine interview, www.today.com. November 27, 2008.
“If we were created in Godâ€™s image, then when God was a child he smushed fire ants with his fingertips and avoided tough questions.”
“We are the most powerful nation on earth. No external power, no terrorist organization can defeat us. But we can defeat ourselves by getting caught in a quagmire.”
“It's just the way we've chosen to deal with it. What's there to talk about The reality is that we're undermanned in a lot of areas. We're in the best league in the country. We don't have to read the paper to know that all the teams we play are quality teams.”
“You don't have favourites among your children, but you do have allies.”
“I write on a computer, on a laptop or whatever.”

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