"We wonder, how do you instruct seven billion people as to the relationship to the Earth? Because unless they understand that, and relate the way they should be, the future is pretty dim for the human species."

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Source : "Onondaga Leader Oren Lyons, Pete Seeger on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples". "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. August 9, 2013.

Oren Lyons

#People Quotes #Earth Quotes #Way Quotes

“How can the mind take hold of such a country? Generations of invaders have tried, but they remain in exile. The important towns they build are only retreats, their quarrels the malaise of men who cannot find their way home. India knows of their trouble. She knows of the whole world's trouble, to its uttermost depth. She calls "Come" through her hundred mouths, through objects ridiculous and august. But come to what? She has never defined. She is not a promise, only an appeal.”
“A politician is forced to make a habit of noble phrases and optimistic lies. In the end they infect himself.”
“There's a way of dealing with hardships that are healthier than going out. That's what I've learned.”
“I have gotten everything from a one-page letter written in pencil to a 50-page computer generated masterpiece.”
“I'm not saying that everything I did was right, but everything I did was for an honourable purpose.”
“Serve your neighbors (like your next-door neighbors). It's a good way to get to know them better and show them what Jesus is about.”
“You never get over it, but you get to where it doesn't bother you so much.”
“I love doing film soundtracks and working with directors on how they want the scene to be portrayed on audio as opposed to visual. I like the collaborative effort of working with people.”

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