"While there may be no "right" way to value a forest or a river, there is a wrong way, which is to give it no value at all. How do we decide the value of a 700-year-old tree? We need only to ask how much it would cost to make a new one, or a new river, or even a new atmosphere."

-- Paul Hawken

#Years Quotes #Rivers Quotes #Giving Quotes

“There are still people in my party who believe in consensus politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors... I mean it.”
“Circumstances don't always align themselves with human intention.”

Source : Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.52, Penguin
“I'm now on a journey to fulfill the wish, in my tiny capacity, of little African girls.”
“Happiness is being married to your best friend.”
“It's been a difficult thing because some great opportunities have come and I've just been holding my breath and praying... I'm basically gambling hoping something will come along this season and if not, I don't know what the future holds.”
“I have made stage adjustments which allow me to hear myself better onstage so that has made playing live much more enjoyable.”
“But talentâ€”if you don't encourage it, if you don't train it, it dies. It might run wild for a little while, but it will never mean anything. Like a wild horse. If you don't tame it and teach it to run on track, to pace itself and bear a rider, it doesn't matter how fast it is. It's useless.”
“Pick up your clothes. I am not your maid. How do I know this? A maid cannot kill you with a tube sock. I can.”

Source : Rob Thurman (2010). “Roadkill: A Cal Leandros Novel”, p.13, Penguin

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