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"Americans have long recognized the need to protect our public lands and their vast resources."
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"I don't know how anyone gets anything done in cities. How can you live somewhere like London or New York, when there are 81 things to do every night? Awful. Give me solitude and space any time."

"The jungle is alive. It's dangerous as a living nightmare and brimful of hostility."

"Even if the climate change is not real, its funds are real."

"Whenever they are given the choice, some people choose a bath over a shower; they, too, would like to do their bit to waste water."

"As long as the Earth can make a spring every year I can. As long as the Earth can flower and produce nurturing fruit I can because I'm the Earth. I won't give up until the Earth gives up."

"Earth is not a private club; it is a universal club. Being born allows you to receive a membership card; you don't have to do anything else for it. And it is the most beautiful club that you will ever find. Once you have realized that you are a member, don't you want to keep it clean and comfortable for fellow members to use? I know I do."

"I assume we will have figured out a way to efficiently utilize solar energy and tied that to an efficient way to use nuclear energy in such a way that it doesn't pose a serious environmental issue."

"You can't change the world you can't fix the whole environment. But you can recycle. You can turn the water off when you're brushing your teeth. You can do small things."

"I think we have grave problems. I am very much concerned about environmental questions, even though in Finnish society, we are not facing the most urgent problems."
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"If you don't move to protect copyright, if you don't move to protect our children, it's not going to sit well."

"When service members are discharged, we should express our gratitude for their profound personal sacrifice, not hand them a bill for their hospital food."

"We know no document is perfect, but when we amend the Constitution, it would be to expand rights, not to take away rights from decent, loyal Americans. This great Constitution of ours should never be used to make a group of Americans permanent second-class citizens."

"Our democracy is the centerpiece of who we are as a nation. And it is the fondest hope of all Americans that we can help bring democracy to every corner of the world."

"Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has a much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress, or any President."

"It is in Saudi Arabia's best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office."

"Medical professionals, not insurance company bureaucrats, should be making health care decisions."

"Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, 'Thank God, I'm still alive.' But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again."

"More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity."

"Look, all this is about is utilizing the rules of the Senate, using a majority of the senators, to make sure that we get health reform done. We cannot wait another day."
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