"So let's raise the tone of the debate. Too often at the moment we look like schoolchildren squabbling over a toy - our most precious toy, the Earth. And the danger is that as we pull in opposite directions in our global tug of war, the Earth will end up broken - or at least unable to sustain human life. That is the worst case scenario - or maybe, from the Earth's point of view, the best."

-- Roz Savage

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“The major problem of life is learning how to handle the costly interruptions.”
“I love business. I love helping urban communities grow. I love putting people to work of color. I love making sure.. like right now the whole mortgage crisis, I want to help people get back into their homes.”
“As you know, I have over the years written critically about the U.N. I have consistently stressed in my writings that American leadership is critical to the success of the U.N., an effective U.N., one that is true to the original intent of its charter's framers.”
“I was intoxicated by the romantic poetry of our great writers. I arranged the world according to my private use, looking at it through the poems I had devoured.”
“'Above The Thunder' is passionate, wise, and piercingly beautiful. Readers drawn to books with rich, memorable characters and contemporary stories will find this remarkable debut novel not only irresistible but impossible to put down.”

Source : "'Above The Thunder' by Renee Manfredi", www.penguinrandomhouse.com. May 10, 2005.
“The music is huge. I consider it a privilege to do what I do, turn people on to music and tell them about issues.”
“Before you say cut, wait 5 seconds”
“It's not up to anyone else to make me give my best.”

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