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Any migration takes some measure of energy, planning, and forethought. It requires not only the desire for something better but the willingness to act on that desire to achieve it. Thus the people who undertake such a journey are more
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“A civilization is not destroyed by wicked people; it is not necessary that people be wicked but only that they be spineless.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“the story of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was written solely to please children of today. It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out.”
― Oz, The Complete Paperback Collection: Volumes 1,2,3,4 & 5
― Oz, The Complete Paperback Collection: Volumes 1,2,3,4 & 5
“People find it very difficult to act on what they know. To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“Recognizing abundance rather than scarcity undermines an economy that thrives by creating unmet desires. Gratitude cultivates an ethic of fullness, but the economy needs emptiness.”
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
― Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
“You know what really gets me?” I asked him. “How people call you ‘illegals.’ That just pisses me off, I don’t know how you can stand it. A human being can be good or bad or right or wrong, maybe. But how can you say a person is illegal?”
― The Bean Trees
― The Bean Trees
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