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“Whether it's in in livability, transportation, or the environment, Portland is always leading the country. We have more to do before we achieve our goals, but we should all be encouraged by our progress and this recognition.”

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Earl Blumenauer

Earl Blumenauer is an American politician born on August 16, 1948. He has been serving as the U.S. Representative for Oregon's 3rd congressional district since 1993, representing the Democratic Party. Blumenauer focuses on issues such as environmental protection, transportation, and urban planning in Congress. more

“There are saints in the Roman Curia, among the cardinals, priests, religious, sisters and laity. They work hard, and also do things that are often hidden. I know some who concern themselves with feeding the poor or who give up their free time to work in a parish. As always, the ones who aren't saints make the most noise ... a single tree falling makes a sound, but a whole forest growing doesn't.”

Knows Giving Hard Whole Fall Sound Religious Poor Growing Tree Hard Work Giving Up Concern Saint Forests Noise Priests Feeding Cardinals Free Time Parish

Author:Pope Francis

“Presence is not some exotic state that we need to search for or manufacture. In the simplest terms, it is the felt sense of wakefulness, openness, and tenderness that arises when we are fully here and now with our experience.”

Needs States Felt Term Arise Openness Tenderness Simplest Here And Now Exotic

Author:Tara Brach

“Any plan conceived in moderation must fail when the circumstances are set in extremes.”

Plans Failing Circumstances Extremes Moderation

Author:Klemens von Metternich

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