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I spent my time trying to understand grand jury procedure - a topic about which I never before had the slightest interest.


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Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany have detailed plans to cut their greenhouse emissions by 20 to 50 percent.

Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany have detailed plans to cut their greenhouse emissions by 20 to 50 percent.



There have been high crimes and misdemeanors, but they have been committed by the special prosecutor and the Congress, not the president.

There have been high crimes and misdemeanors, but they have been committed by the special prosecutor and the Congress, not the president.



A grand jury hears only one side - that of the prosecutor

A grand jury hears only one side - that of the prosecutor



Scientists worldwide agree that the reduction needed to stabilize the climate is actually more like 80 percent.

Scientists worldwide agree that the reduction needed to stabilize the climate is actually more like 80 percent.



You may be able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere.

You may be able to fool the voters, but not the atmosphere.



A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the world's nations toward saving the climate.

A knowledgeable and courageous U.S. president could help enormously in leading the world's nations toward saving the climate.



Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when politicians do it.

Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when politicians do it.



There are no separate systems. The world is a continuum. Where to draw a boundary around a system depends on the purpose of the discussion.

There are no separate systems. The world is a continuum. Where to draw a boundary around a system depends on the purpose of the discussion.



We can't control systems or figure them out. But we can dance with them!

We can't control systems or figure them out. But we can dance with them!



Glaciers are almost gone from Glacier National Park

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From the season I did the butterfly faux tattoos on the models on the runway, every collection we do has to have a butterfly t-shirt or trim or print. People come to me for butterflies!

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I've gotten used to not looking too far into the future; it's best when you can begin each day anew.



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I just love jumping into someone else's life. It is a relatively cheap way to experience things you would be too scared to contemplate in your own life.



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The secret of life is not to have everything you want, but to want everything you have.



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It is of the essence of imaginative culture that it transcends the limits both of the naturally possible and of the morally acceptable.



Your trials did not come to punish you, but to awaken you - to make you realise that you are a part of Spirit and that just behind the sparks of your life is the Flame of Infinity.

Your trials did not come to punish you, but to awaken you - to make you realise that you are a part of Spirit and that just behind the sparks of your life is the Flame of Infinity.



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The power of the individual is as powerful as the universe is infinite.




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