"The first steps toward stewardship are awareness, appreciation, and the selfish desire to have the things around for our kids to see. Presumably the unselfish motives will follow as we wise up."

-- Barbara Kingsolver

#Wise Quotes #Appreciation Quotes #Selfish Quotes

“I spoke bluntly about what I had seen in a little over a year as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. To the apparent surprise of many in the room, I observed publicly that insider trading appeared to be rampant.”
“I don't think Israel's becoming more religious, I think its politics is becoming more religious. There's a difference.”
“Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning.”
“It is time to browse through the precious books that have meant the most to you that you may rediscover illuminating phrases and sentences to light your pathway to the future...”
“Sometimes it's all about the win, sometimes it's about the skiing.”
“I always think the really unfortunate thing about the Australian film industry is its lack of momentum. And I don't mean this in a derogatory way. I'm always wanting it to pick up momentum, and I'm wondering if that's even possible.”
“We were searching for ourselves in each other.”
“Of emotions, of love, of breakup, of love and hate and death and dying, mama, apple pie, and the whole thing. It covers a lot of territory, country music does.”

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