"Why is it that the destruction of something created by humans is called vandalism, yet the destruction of something created by God is called development?"

-- Edward Abbey

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“I felt like people only knew me as a singer who dated pretty girls.”
“Twas in heaven pronounced - it was muttered in hell, / And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell; / On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest, / And the depth of the ocean its presence confessed. / Yet in shade let it rest, like a delicate flower, / Ah, breathe on it softly, it dies in an hour.”
“I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.”
“Your life doesn't mean what you have or what you get. Its what your'e willing to give up.”
“A happiness that is sought for ourselves alone can never be found: for a happiness that is diminished by being shared is not big enough to make us happy.”
“It's the quiet, humble guy that's not saying anything. That's the really dangerous one.”
“Is that why you hate me?" I ask. "Partly," She admits. "Jealousy is certainly involved. I also think you're a little hard to swallow. With your tacky romantic drama and your defender-of-the-helpless act. Only it isn't an act, which makes you more unbearable. Please feel free to take this personally.”
“[Her message to women and girls of the world] You are more powerful than you can possibly imagine. You are more powerful than you can possibly imagine. And it is incumbent upon you to use that power--not only for yourself, but for everyone else around you.”

Source : Twitter post from Apr 23, 2014

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