Donella Meadows Quotes

World fertility surveys indicate that anywhere from one third to one half of the babies born in the Third World would not be if their mothers had access to cheap, reliable family planning, had enough personal empowerment to stand up to their husbands and relatives, and could choose their own family size.

Donella Meadows

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FamilyWorldStand UpPlanningStand

I appeal to all Britishers to answer this call to arms for the defence of all the principles that we Englishmen have been the first to proclaim in the world.

John Amery

WorldPrinciplesFirstAnswerCall

My parents' usual reprimand was to remind me that I was not the Prince of Wales.

Andrew Solomon

ParentsMePrinceRemindUsual

To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.

Alphonse de Lamartine

LoveLovedLovingHumanBeingSake

Although the events we appear to perceive in dreams are illusory, our feelings in response to dream content are real. Indeed, most of the events we experience in dreams are real; when we experience feelings, say, anxiety or ecstasy, in dreams, we really do feel anxious or ecstatic at the time.

Stephen LaBerge

DreamsTimeExperienceFeelAnxiety

I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated.

Spike Lee

EducationGreatSchoolI AmIsland

What about the accusation that Hollywood is trying to advance its liberal agenda? Well, the fact is, while the creative community admittedly leans left, Hollywood has become a corporate town.

Steven Levitan

CommunityCreativeTryingAccusation

I lost the accent years ago, but I'm still very proud to be Scottish, and I love wearing a kilt.

Steve Valentine

LoveProudLostYearsScottishVery

You ought to try being cruel to some people.

Mike Judge

PeopleYouTrySome PeopleCruel

When a parent dies, the whole house of cards comes down.

Loudon Wainwright III

ParentHouseDownCardsWholeDies

There are people who love you and people who hate you, but for me, more so, people only think they know me by how I act or perform on a tennis court.

Lleyton Hewitt

LoveHatePeopleMeThinkYou

Lawmakers who support CISA will tell you the bill includes some privacy protections. They're right. But these 'protections' are superficial and include broad loopholes that are so far-reaching as to render the protections meaningless.

Jared Polis

SupportYouPrivacyWillRightTell

I only live in the world of animal protection. I speak only of that. I think only of that. I am obsessed.

Brigitte Bardot

LiveI AmAnimalWorldSpeakThink

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