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Marc Reisner

"If surface water can be compared with interest income, and non-renewable groundwater with capital, then much of the West was living mainly on interest income. California was milking interest and capital in about equal proportion. The plains states, however, were devouring capital as a gang of spendthrift heirs might squander a great capitalist's fortune."

Source : Marc Reisner (1986). “Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water”

Marc Reisner

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“I don't believe there are two sides to every argument. I think the facts are the center. And watching the news abandon the facts in favor of 'fairness' is what's troubling to me.”
“I think itâ€™s the right moment to talk about it because it is part of a revolutionary perspective - how can we not only discover more compassionate relations with human beings but how can we develop compassionate relations with the other creatures with whom we share this planet and that would mean challenging the whole capitalist industrial form of food production.”
“She always had to have someone to love...She couldn't seem to believe that anyone could really love her. She always thought it was because she was a star, not just because of her herself, and she always had to be reassured.”
“I started so slowly and had so few followers and then it kind of sort of snowballed. I still feel an intimacy on Twitter, which I think a lot of us do. It feels intimate, doesn't it? I love it. I never thought I would.”
“people run from rain but sit in bathtubs full of water.”
“Some people say I'm a gender bender. Whether that's right I leave up for interpretation.”
“From my point of view, it is better to take the chance, having had nine jobs in 10 years, to recharge my batteries”

Source : "Reid's shock resignation gives Brown a fresh start" by Patrick Wintour, www.theguardian.com. May 6, 2007.
“I started writing serious books so late because I knew Id be accused of riding on my fathers coattails.”

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