"People think the earth is going to die and they have to save it. Thats ridiculous. If you rid the earth of flowering plants, people would die, period. But the earth was without flowering plants for almost all of its history."

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Source : "Attack of the Microbiologists" by Elizabeth Royte, www.nytimes.com. January 14, 1996.

Lynn Margulis

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Earth Quotes

“As a Christian I have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice.”
“What I'm really worried about is war. Will the former rich countries really accept a completely changed world economy, and a shift of power away from where it has been the last 50 to 100 to 150 years, back to Asia?”
“There are three people in yourself:Who people think you are, Who you think you are, and who you really are.”
“Dave Wann's recipes from his own experience in Simple Prosperity are a breath of fresh air, and just what we need for a saner future. They include ideas, sound research and down-to-earth advice we can all use. This book is also much more: a friendly, personal guidebook for living a more enjoyable, healthy, loving life.”
“There is one God, and He made both Indians and white men. We were all made out of the dust of the earth.”
“A lot of times it's tough to make the decision on your own. You know what you want to do and it always helps to have someone to rely on to help you out.”

Source : Source: www.beliefnet.com
“The problem is, is the White House and this administration have created a war against police officers in this country, with their allegations and false assertions that there's widespread and pervasive racism in the United States of America that lives in the heart and minds of the men and women in blue. This is a false narrative. It is dangerous. It is reckless. It has resulted in the loss of lives. They are not being held accountable.”

Source : Source: www.foxnews.com
“She asked where he lived. Second to the right,' said Peter, 'and then straight on till morning.”

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