"The man who has grit enough to bring about the afforestation or the irrigation of a country is not less worthy of honor than its conqueror."

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J. Arthur Thomson

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“Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands.”
“I don't have a director. The audience directs me.”
“The people who have achieved more than you, in any area, are only a half step ahead of you in time. Bless them and praise their gifts, and bless and praise your own. The world would be less rich without their contributions, and it would be less rich without yours. There's more than room for everyone; in fact, there's a need for everyone.”
“I really do not aim at any originality.”
“It is unfair for our hospitals to bear a hugely disproportionate burden for mandated emergency health treatment for illegal aliens.”
“The beauty of the environment is an important factor in the quality of life.”
“God is erratic, sometimes vindictive, sometimes merciful. The people I was taught were heroes - Jacob or Moses or David - were ambivalent figures, or worse. But that messiness was joyful, and challenging. I loved having a Bible that I could argue with.”

Source : "Biblically Speaking". Online chat, www.slate.com. March 4, 2009.
“I thought, well, if we're inviting an audience, let's do it right. So I put in a proper studio audience at our studios in Los Angeles and it was just a little showcase and it was just for fun.”

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