"When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can't eat money."

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Source : "Who is the Chairman of This Meeting? : A Collection of Essays". Book by Ralph Osborne (p. 43), "Conversations with North American Indians" by Ted Poole, 1972.

Alanis Obomsawin

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“I think if you open the door to government control of television, then you let in a host of questions about rights.”
“One could say that artists are people who think naturally in highly patterned ways.”
“One thing I feel clear about is that it's important not to let your life live you. Otherwise, you end up at forty feeling you haven't really lived. What have I learned? Perhaps to live now, so that at fifty I won't look back upon my forties with regret.”
“The studios will go wherever they smell money. It's like sharks to the blood.”
“Actions don't only speak louder than words; actions should be used to interpret words.”
“I love people who are real.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“After examining some of the recent cases which the Postal Service has pursued, vigorous prosecution of, for example, a health food advocate.”
“I could hunker down by myself and listen closely to mixes, but then to be able to have a sounding board of peers to get advice and feedback.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

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