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How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? ... The end of living and the beginning of survival.


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We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children



Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realise that we can not eat money.

Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realise that we can not eat money.



Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.



Earth does not belong to us; we belong to earth. Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints.

Earth does not belong to us; we belong to earth. Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints.



Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints!

Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints!



We are all children of the Great Spirit, we all belong to Mother Earth. Our planet is in great trouble and if we keep carrying old grudges and do not work together, we will all die.

We are all children of the Great Spirit, we all belong to Mother Earth. Our planet is in great trouble and if we keep carrying old grudges and do not work together, we will all die.



The whites, too, shall pass - perhaps sooner than other tribes. Continue to contaminate your bed and you will one night suffocate in your own waste.

The whites, too, shall pass - perhaps sooner than other tribes. Continue to contaminate your bed and you will one night suffocate in your own waste.



All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man... the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.

All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man... the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.



Take only memories, leave only footprints.

Take only memories, leave only footprints.



When the Earth is sick, the animals will begin to disappear, when that happens, The Warriors of the Rainbow will come to save them.

When the Earth is sick, the animals will begin to disappear, when that happens, The Warriors of the Rainbow will come to save them.





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Infatuation burns itself out, ' she says. 'Friendship mixed with old chemistry--that can last a lifetime.

Infatuation burns itself out, ' she says. 'Friendship mixed with old chemistry--that can last a lifetime.



The hour is only love thus, if you've waited.

The hour is only love thus, if you've waited.



Unless individuals have the power to defy commoditization and define their own lives, their potential is vulnerable to the crushing forces of objectification.

Unless individuals have the power to defy commoditization and define their own lives, their potential is vulnerable to the crushing forces of objectification.



On a normal day, I love a shift dress with flats and a little cropped jacket. That, for me, is my travel wear if it's not too chilly - you can throw a scarf over your legs if it's cold on the plane!

On a normal day, I love a shift dress with flats and a little cropped jacket. That, for me, is my travel wear if it's not too chilly - you can throw a scarf over your legs if it's cold on the plane!



From an evolutionary standpoint you can't just wipe everything out and start over, and I don't think you can do it in the school system either.

From an evolutionary standpoint you can't just wipe everything out and start over, and I don't think you can do it in the school system either.



Over a period of years he collected thousands of discples. Many became his students. Many didn't become his students but whenever he was in town they would go and see him.

Over a period of years he collected thousands of discples. Many became his students. Many didn't become his students but whenever he was in town they would go and see him.



Your hands can't catch what your eyes can't see.

Your hands can't catch what your eyes can't see.



I'd like to be the next president of the United States to support and help this great nation and to make sure that we all together remain America as the hope of the earth.

I'd like to be the next president of the United States to support and help this great nation and to make sure that we all together remain America as the hope of the earth.



Life is so much easier when I allow myself to be myself and go with the flow.

Life is so much easier when I allow myself to be myself and go with the flow.



History is always best written generations after the event, when clouded fact and memory have all fused into what can be accepted as truth, whether it be so or not.

History is always best written generations after the event, when clouded fact and memory have all fused into what can be accepted as truth, whether it be so or not.




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