"It's great that it's raining. But people should not assume that a little bit of rain is going to solve our problem."

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Source : "California's water deficit: 11 trillion gallons" by Kurtis Alexander, www.sfgate.com. December 16, 2014.

Peter Gleick

#Rain Quotes #People Quotes #Littles Quotes

“Becoming an author changes your attitude too. Once you see where books come from, and how they're made, they never seem quite as sacred again.”
“A generation of children has been betrayed.”
“I have always thought that one of the signs of natural leaders of men (and women) was their readiness to take the necessary pains to keep their followers with them.”

Source : Judy LaMarsh (1969). “Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage”, Toronto ; Montreal : McClelland and Stewart
“We became somewhat household names really quickly, within a matter of - what? - three, four months. So it's hard to get used to, and it's really sometimes hard to understand.”
“Politics is the art of making the people believe that they are in power, when in fact, they have none.”

Source : FaceBook post by Mumia Abu Jamal from Aug 26, 2011
“If I can center down and strengthen the core of who I am, and the core of who I am is my relationship with God, then that helps me maintain peace deep down. If I can maintain a healthy spiritual core, I think that's enormous for helping the stress.”
“I thought America needed to see what a normal family was really like.”
“Civilization is only savagery silver-gilt.”

Source : H. Rider Haggard (2015). “Allan Quatermain: Mystery & Adventure Story”, p.3, 谷月社

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