"Lyda was an exuberant, even a dramatic gardener.... She was always holding up a lettuce or a bunch of radishes with an air of resolute courage, as though she had shot them herself."

-- Renata Adler

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“I think it's very important to invite and encourage people to talk about climate change who have a lay understanding. In general, there is a lot of confusion among climate activists about the role of science, that scientists should be social and political leaders of this movement.”
“I have just been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion of it.”
“We live in an ocean of words, but like a fish in water we are often not aware of it.”
“When killings of black by policeman happen, there's the victim, there's the family, there are the police, there are the politicians, and there is the community. Everybody is affected. Everybody has a point of view. We really wanted to dig into that and get to know all these different people that are changed by it.”

Source : Source: www.mtv.com
“Each era invents its own child. Over the past 500 years, conceptions of the child changed gradually from an ill-formed adult who must be subjugated to society's goals to a precious being who must be protected from unreasonable social demands. Childhood has come to be seen as a special period of life, rather than as a temporary state of no lasting importance for adulthood.”
“I'm just a young person trying to fulfil his potential and be the best he can be at what he wants to do... I guess that's why people connect with the music.”
“Self-respecting people do not care to peep at their reflections in unexpected mirrors, or to see themselves as others see them.”
“Most people, if you live in a big city, you see some form of schizophrenia every day, and it's always in the form of someone homeless. 'Look at that guy - he's crazy. He looks dangerous.' Well, he's on the streets because of mental illness. He probably had a job and a home.”

Source : "‘Perception’ On TNT: Eric McCormack On His Schizophrenic New Role And Getting Away From ‘Will & Grace’". Interview with Maggie Furlong, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 9, 2012.

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