"One of the things that Ive always thought I would like to do is to develop an environmental index. Then people can measure their own environmental performance on an index as they do in other ways."

-- Maurice Strong

#People Quotes #Environmental Quotes #Way Quotes

“I was wearing my best Gap turtleneck and my dates were two adult lesbians, so yea, I was pretty cool.”
“The very remoteness kindles the imagination of the adventurous hunter. From the top of any mountain the challenge extends far and wide, until the mountains meet the sky.”
“Everything comes to nothing in the end, I suppose. Or at least, nothing happens exactly the way we imagine it.”

Source : Luke Davies (2002). “Isabelle the Navigator”, p.77, Penguin
“Stop running to those who ignore you and start running to those who adore you.”
“Remove 'can't', 'won't' and 'shouldn't' from your vocabulary when they restrict attainment. Persevere if you truly believe your cause is just.”
“I use the term happiness to refer to the experience of joy, contentment, or positive well-being, combined with a sense that one's life is good, meaningful, and worthwhile.”

Source : Sonja Lyubomirsky (2007). “The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want”, p.37, Penguin
“I've seen some springs that ended up being terrible winters. We human beings are gregarious. We can't live alone. For our lives to be possible, we depend on society. It's one thing to overturn a government or block the streets. But it's a different matter altogether to create and build a better society, one that needs organization, discipline and long-term work. Let's not confuse the two of them. I want to make it clear: I feel sympathetic with that youthful energy, but I think it's not going anywhere if it doesn't become more mature.”
“Only the man who can impose discipline on himself is fit to discipline others or can impose discipline on others.”

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