"Now, after the material resources of the colonies have been looted, their spiritual and cultural resources are being transformed into commodities for the world market."

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Source : Maria Mies, Vandana Shiva (1993). “Ecofeminism”, Halifax, N.S. : Fernwood

Maria Mies

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“I ride my bike for transportation a great deal - occasionally I ride it for fun. But I also have a generator bike that's hooked up to my solar battery pack, so if I ride 15 minutes hard on my bike, that's enough energy to toast toast, or power my computer.”
“When death occurs, death as you know it, the universe embraces you and takes you to its heart.”

Source : Rosemary Altea (2007). “A Matter of Life and Death: Remarkable True Stories of Hope and Healing”, Tarcher
“So that's what destiny is: simply the fulfillment of the potentialites of the energies in your own system.”
“I like movies about failing.”
“The parents have not only to train their children: it is of at least equal importance that they should train themselves.”
“In California there were nuggets the size of walnuts lying on the groundâ€”or so it was said, and truth travels slowly when rumors have wings of gold.”

Source : Cherie Priest (2012). “Boneshaker”, p.15, Pan Macmillan
“The Bible has been through at least half a dozen translations by the time you read it. Plus, when the word of God is infected by the hand of man, that is, written down, it is tainted.”
“Nothing that had happened in the past could be taken away. This was an amazing gift. The past was done and over and settled; you couldn't get it back, but still, whatever good you had gotten from it, spiritually, emotionally, would be yours for your lifetime.”

Source : Nancy Werlin (2011). “Extraordinary”, p.161, Penguin

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