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“The public-private partnership at the core of sustainable development seems to work well for the most privileged.”
― Unnatural Disasters: Why Most Responses to Risk and Climate Change Fail but Some Succeed
― Unnatural Disasters: Why Most Responses to Risk and Climate Change Fail but Some Succeed
“..high resolution and a faith equal to belief in the liquefaction of St. Januarius’ blood are needs to drop the protective routine of years, to sheer off the dear and warm entanglements of home and friendships; to shut the front door one bleak winter evening when the hiuse smells comfortable and secure, and the light on the hearth, under such circumstances, is ironic in its bright revelation of years of ease and stability till then not fully appraised;”
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“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.”
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“I would drain my tropics to the last precious drop. I myself was seeing what I had thought others lucky to have seen. It was like being born into the world as an understanding adult.”
― The Sea and the Jungle
― The Sea and the Jungle
“There's organized confusion on African roads while driving in the cities. If you want to mess up Afican Cities very easy, just fly in 100 Americans put them on the road and tell them to drive.”
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Do you adore a good piece of travel literature/travelogue? Than this is the group for you!
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