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Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.



Water is the soul of the Earth.

Water is the soul of the Earth.



We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.



We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.



Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.



Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss



All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.



'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'



Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.



No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.





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I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires rather than in attempting to satisfy them.



The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.

The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.



Oh, it makes a difference, I thought. And if it doesn't make a difference you will make it make a difference.

Oh, it makes a difference, I thought. And if it doesn't make a difference you will make it make a difference.



We have a lot of work to do and I‘m afraid that it‘s a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq/Pakistan border.

We have a lot of work to do and I‘m afraid that it‘s a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq/Pakistan border.



What if it should be God's plan to people the world with better and finer material?

What if it should be God's plan to people the world with better and finer material?



The truth is, we know so little about life, we don't really know what the good news is and what the bad news is.

The truth is, we know so little about life, we don't really know what the good news is and what the bad news is.



Extroverts never understand introverts, and it was like that in school days.

Extroverts never understand introverts, and it was like that in school days.



The bill's a textbook example of special interest pork barrel politics at work, and I have no choice but to veto it.

The bill's a textbook example of special interest pork barrel politics at work, and I have no choice but to veto it.



We do have our finger on the pulse of the marketplace, if for no other reasons than having all these live events and listening to our audience all the time.

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