Alanis Obomsawin Quotes
When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can't eat money.
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A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.
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The Lion King always makes me cry, especially when Simba's father gets trampled.
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If boomers were always looking to shock, millennials are eager to share.
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Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.
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When online business first appeared, a lot of operations would take your order and then disappear.
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Repeal the Missouri Compromise - repeal all compromises - repeal the Declaration of Independence - repeal all past history, you still cannot repeal human nature. It will be the abundance of man's heart that slavery extension is wrong; and out of the abundance of his heart, his mouth will continue to speak.
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California must be a really big fan of the 'Hunger Games.' Because it's always catching fire.
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I want to write music that's going to appeal to everyone.
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Public policy in the twentieth century was about protecting and expanding the social compact, based on recognition that effective government at the federal level provides rules and services and safety measures that contribute to a better society.
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I'd wake up in the morning and I would think, 'Where am I?' I'd have to gather myself.
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To me, country music tells a story about, and deals with, the way people live their lives and what they do.
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We are not the people we are in films. I am not an alcoholic. But I portray that. I can't bash up 20 guys at a time in real life. It's just that I do it well on-screen.
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Black History Month could focus less on slavery and civil rights and more on the Harlem Renaissance and everything we have achieved. I want to know about the whole black experience.
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The only goal is in the process. The process is in the thing with little flashes of light: those are the gigs, the live shows... it's the life in between. That's all I've got.
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Bling is passe, and I like my style to reflect just that. Ruthless editing defines true style perfectly.
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I've always had an eye for nature, but it's the sort of thing to keep quiet about, because I don't want to come across as a mad hippy. But it makes sense to appreciate those things.
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My conscience is clear.
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At its best, entertainment is going to be a subjective thing that can't win for everyone, while at worst, a particular game just becomes a random symbol for petty tribal behavior.
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An unlimited-length file name is a file. The content of a file is its own best name.
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But for the national welfare, it is urgent to realize that the minorities do think, and think about something other than the race problem.
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'Egalitarians' who complain about inequality view the wealth of the wealthiest as bad in itself: it disfigures society. They would enact a wealth tax to extirpate the offending wealth.
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Invention depends altogether upon execution or organization; as that is right or wrong so is the invention perfect or imperfect.
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It's like the drag fairy coming and saying 'What would you like to do?' Um, yeah karate.
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When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize, too late, that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can't eat money.
