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“In my lifetime, I want to see humanity start being conscious of our waste, the things we buy, and how we can reuse and recycle things. I want people to live harmoniously with our planet. I hope everybody wakes up and appreciates life.”

People Want Humanity Planets Waste Conscious Appreciate Wake Up Lifetime Our Planet Appreciate Life Reuse

Author:Jason Mraz

“. . . work even when I'm satisfied with it is never my child I love nor my servant I've brought to heel. It's always busy work I do with my left hand, and part of me watches grudging the wastes of a lifetime.”

Children Hands Left Watches Waste Lifetime Busy Satisfied My Children Servant Heels Left Hand Busy Work

Book:An Anthropologist at Work

Source: An Anthropologist at Work

“If we could turn around and stand back, then we would see the whole complete pattern. And therefore what we have to do in this lifetime is to perfect this pattern, so that it will continue a most beautiful pattern next time and next time and next time and next time because we vowed until samsara is empty! Now, that's going to be a long time, so you'd better get prepared for the long haul, and the best way to do that is to really prepare yourself as much as possible in this lifetime, and not waste your opportunities so that we can genuinely benefit beings, endlessly, endlessly, endlessly.”

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Author:Tenzin Palmo

“We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken a lifetime to learn. It seems only the old are able to sit next to one another and not say anything and still feel content. The young, brash and impatient, must always break the silence. It is a waste, for silence is pure. Silence is holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking. This is the great paradox.”

“Do not let yourself be bothered by the inconsequential. One has only so much time in this world, so devote it to the work and the people most important to you, to those you love and things that matter. One can waste half a lifetime with people one doesn't really like, or doing things when one would be better off somewhere else.”

People World Important Matter Would Be Half This World Waste Lifetime Better Off Somewhere Else Bothered Things That Matter Inconsequential Those You Love

Book:The Sacketts Volume One 5-Book Bundle: Sackett's Land, To the Far Blue Mountains, The Warrior's Path, Jubal Sackett, Ride the River

Source: The Sacketts Volume One 5-Book Bundle: Sackett's Land, To the Far Blue Mountains, The Warrior's Path, Jubal Sackett, Ride the River

“You know, he told me once, completely exasperated, you've got one glass of water inside your head, with all the tears for a lifetime. If you waste them over nothing, then you won't be able to cry for real when you need to.”

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Book:Lone Wolf: A Novel

Source: Lone Wolf: A Novel

“You don’t know how lucky you are, my dear. Don’t waste it with regrets of the places and people you have lost. You have a lifetime to fill, so many good times and good years and great people ahead of you. You must rush to meet it.”

People Knows Years Lost Know How Regret Lucky Waste Lifetime Dear Good Times Great People Lucky You Lost You Good Years

Book:The Long Road Home

Source: The Long Road Home

“A child born in a wealthy country is likely to consume, waste, and pollute more in his lifetime than 50 children born in developing nations. Our energy-burning lifestyles are pushing our planet to the point of no return. It is dawning on us at last that the life of our world is as vulnerable as the children we raise.”

World Children Country Lasts Energy Nations Born Planets Return Waste Raises Lifetime Climate Change Lifestyle Vulnerable Burning Developing Pushing Wealthy Our World Our Planet

Author:George Carey

“Buy a man a beer, and he wastes an hour. Teach a man to brew, and he wastes a lifetime.”

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Author:Charlie Papazian

“If all of your electricity in your lifetime came from nuclear [energy], the waste from that lifetime of electricity would go in a Coke can.”

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Author:Stewart Brand

“You can waste a whole lifetime Trying to be What you think is expected of you But youll never be free”

Thinking Trying Whole Waste Lifetime Expected Whole Life

Author:Chris Rea

“That which man dreams of and to Which he aspires, unless fulfilled in his own lifetime, can produce no actual satisfaction to him. It will be self deceiving and a waste of time to advocate dialogue with those who are not ready to listen, because it is obvious that the freedom of millions is not a commodity subject to bargaining. It is better to die free than to live as slaves.”

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Author:Haile Selassie