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Even chimps understand the concept - if a troop of chimps enters a fruit tree, they will only pick the fruits that are ripe and leave the others growing. That is sustainability. Jane Goodall
tree earth forests
Life on earth is inconceivable without trees. Anton Chekhov
tree stranger
Walkin' through the leaves fallin' from the trees, Feelin' like a stranger nobody sees... Bob Dylan
tree demand soil
It takes place, by and large, with the same sort of necessity as a tree brings forth fruit, and demands of the world no more than a soil on which the individual can flourish. Arthur Schopenhauer
tree fruit shakes
Shake the tree of life itself and bring down fruits unheard of. Edwin Arlington Robinson
tree soul world
my beerdrunk soul is sadder than all the dead christmas trees of the world. Charles Bukowski
tree rodin study
I refused [to study under Rodin] because nothing grows under large trees. Constantin Brancusi
tree focus want
We don't want to focus on the trees (or their leaves) at the expense of the forest. Douglas Hofstadter
tree shade green
Annihilating all that's made, To a green thought in a green shade. Andrew Marvell
branches figure happened left numbers robbery time
Every time there is a robbery at one of our branches we try to figure out what happened and why the numbers go up ... most of us are left scratching our heads. Tom Kelly
branches clear leaves run tree
Keep 'em clear of things like leaves and tree branches and stuff. They run hot. Jackie Cooper
branches corrupt envisioned forth founders fourth giving government interests leg money political power special stool three unstable
Our three branches of government have become like an unstable chair, a three-legged chair. The founders could not have envisioned how much money and special interests would corrupt the political process. Giving us Americans legislative power will put forth the fourth leg of our stool and make it stable. Mike Gravel
tiny ripple
Send forth a tiny ripple of hope. Robert Kennedy
tiny bears naked
I can't bear being seen naked. I'm not exactly a tiny woman. When Sophia Loren is naked, this is a lot of nakedness. Sophia Loren
tiny violent
No, tiny violent one. Laini Taylor
tiny contribution humans
I know I'm only one human being and I'm only making one tiny contribution and it's nothing more than that. Halle Berry
tiny town
I come from a tiny mining town in the rainforest in an island at the end of the world. My grandparents were illiterate. Richard Flanagan
tiny good-work twinkling
Keep up the good work, if only for a while, if only for the twinkling of a tiny galaxy. Wislawa Szymborska
tiny shut-up please
Leave him alone!" Debbie shouted. "Shut up, please, or I'll kill you," Mr Tiny replied. Darren Shan