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Donella Meadows Quotes: We don't need bigger cars or fancier clothes. We need self-respect, identity, community, love, variety, beauty, challenge and a purpose in living that is greater than material accumulation.
         

We don't need bigger cars or fancier clothes. We need self-respect, identity, community, love, variety, beauty, challenge and a purpose in living that is greater than material accumulation.


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



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



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



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



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



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



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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.



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



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