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Quote by Timothy Treadwell

“I was 'alone' amongst the animal kingdom and I required of myself to see what was truly going on inside me so that my own true potential could step forth. Therefore I died so that heaven could show me who I had become, within that showing me to myself as who I am, what I am going to be doing and where all of you fit into the picture.”

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Timothy Treadwell

Timothy Treadwell was an environmentalist known for his love and conservation work with wild bears. Born on April 29, 1957, he was tragically killed on October 5, 2003. Treadwell dedicated himself to recording and promoting the lives of bears, hoping to raise awareness and protect the natural world. more

“I see myself as the God who will protect all of the animals that have no other way of voicing themselves. I am God, I see that, and I accept who I have become with open arms. All along I had no idea that those who will come to protect the animals and restore the balance won't be a God on a cloud, but us, this being, the being that I am!”

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Author:Timothy Treadwell

“The way before you is being prepared, so that you may stand up!”

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Author:Timothy Treadwell

“I imagined myself living in New York in some sort of open, large but sparse studio apartment with a lot of blond wood and a futon on the floor and a bubbling samovar of tea in the background and a big beard - living alone but with my beard - and doing theater. That's what I thought my life would be.”

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Author:Stephen Colbert

“What I rediscovered was the therapeutic nature of singing lessons. They're like doing yoga but for [the] inside of your body. You open up and use muscles that you don't think of as malleable.”

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Author:Stephen Colbert