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"The Prime Minister of India, at a meeting that I co-chaired a few months ago, stated that any development that is not sustainable is not development."
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"All great and successful people stayed alone with themselves to develop their gift."
"The purpose of education should ultimately be the advancement of the species. And for this to actually happen, the world needs the kind of education by means of which character is formed, strength of the mind is increased and the human intellect is expanded beyond its own limits."
"When value systems are embraced by a nation, when the citizens of a country are truly rich in virtues, then material wealth is a matter of time."
"Growth is one of the most natural process of life."
"Develop your intellect and your creative ways of thinking."
"Developing the man within leads to changing a man's value and behavior."
"Sustainable Development is more than meeting the needs of today and the future generations, to my understanding this definition better fits sex industry."
"Just imagine the strides Africa would have made if all the resources being channeled towards conflict resolution were going into construction of power generation plants and irrigation capacity. Can't we promote our own peace? What are we doing to seriously focus on other eco-friendly energy sources like wind and solar?"
"If a person refuses to develop his potential, it can lead to nervous or mental disorders, somatic diseases and personal degradation."
"There is an hidden energy in a child that works in all areas of growth and development."
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"Not to say that corporations are perfect today, but even grand corporations like Dupont have made immense progress in translating some of their past environmentally damaging practices into new profit opportunities."
"Also, it is interesting that developing countries, with China and India perhaps in the lead, where the future of the global environment will be decided are now on board with the case for sustainable development."
"If you want to maintain a sustainable supply of fish you have to farm the fish, rather than mine them. So putting your money into fishing fleets that are going to exacerbate the problem by over-fishing is not the way to preserve the underlying asset."
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"What pleases me most is that sustainable development is on almost everybody's agenda now."
"A shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmental damaging consumption patterns."
"Ted Turner is still a leader. And he sets a great example. His ability financially has been reduced, but his influence and his example still is an important asset to the whole environmental movement."
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