"We may learn anew what compassion and beauty are, and pause to listen to the Earth's music."

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Source : David Ross Brower, John R. McGuire, Thomas L. Kimball (1981). “Wildlife: The Real Test of Environmental Quality”

David R. Brower

#Compassion Quotes #Earth Quotes #May Quotes

“I think documentaries are the greatest way to educate an entire generation that doesn't often look back to learn anything about the history that provided a safe haven for so many of us today.”
“I've done a nude scene and I felt it was appropriate to the storyline and I thought it was done in a respectful way and I felt comfortable doing it. But there are obviously going to be scenarios - not necessarily in this job, but in other jobs to come - where the question will be posed to me 'Will I want to do nude scenes?' and I would have to consider that as its own thing. And not just something to say yes to because I have done so before. It really is circumstantial.”
“And besides, I like to cry. After I cry hard it's like it's morning again and I'm starting the day over.”
“There's nothing undignified about lying about all day and being waited on by servants, sipping bloody champagne.”
“There is a world of difference between knowing what to do and actually doing it.”

Source : Leonard Ravenhill (2004). “Why Revival Tarries”, p.71, Bethany House
“There's Pele the man, and then Pele the player. And to play like Pele is to play like God.”
“On one side you have book burners, Congressional wives and Pat Robertson. On the other side, you have vulgar comedians, foul-mouthed rap groups and Dennis Hopperâ€”all your choices should be so easy.”
“Cinema is much more than heroes and villains.”

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