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“Humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in any comparable period of time in human history, largely to meet rapidly growing demands for food, fresh water, timber, fiber and fuel. This has resulted in a substantial and largely irreversible loss in the diversity of life on Earth.”

Humans Earth Water Loss Growing Changed Periods Demand Diversity Fuel Human History Ecosystems Fiber Irreversible Timber Fresh Water Diversity Of Life

Author:Gary Larson

“The weather here is gorgeous. It's mild and feels like it's in the eighties. The hot dog vendors got confused because of the weather and thought it was spring, so they accidentally changed the hot dog water in their carts.”

Feels Water Dog Changed Spring Hot Weather Confused Gorgeous Eighty Springtime Carts Hot Dog Vendors

Author:David Letterman

“Life could not change the sun or water the desert, so it changed itself.”

Water Sun Changed Desert

Book:Travels with Charley in Search of America

Source: Travels with Charley in Search of America

“The water in the stream may have changed many times, but the reflection of the moon and the stars remains the same.”

May Stars Water Changed Moon Reflection Remains Unity Streams

Author:Rumi

“He should have known better because, early in his learnings under his brother Mahmoud, he had discovered that long human words (the longer the better) were easy, unmistakable, and rarely changed their meanings, but short words were slippery, unpredictable changing their meanings without any pattern. Or so he seemed to grok. Short human words were never like a short Martian word - such as grok which forever meant exactly the same thing. Short human words were like trying to lift water with a knife. And this had been a very short word.”

“Such fire was not by water to be drown'd, Nor he his nature changed by changing ground. [Lat., Ne spegner puo per star nell'acqua il foco; Ne puo stato mutar per mutar loco.]”

Stars Water Change Fire Changed

Author:Ludovico Ariosto

“Insider can be more ludicrous. How did I ever end up [as one]? Carsick [Waters's book on hitchhiking] was on the New York Times best-seller list for five weeks. [One of the characters was] a singing asshole that does a duet with Connie Francis! Times have changed. That's mainstream, in a weird way.”

Way Doe Book Ends Character Water Five Week New York Changed Singing Lists Mainstream New York Times Sellers Insiders Best Sellers Hitchhiking Times Have Changed Duets

Author:John Waters

“I found my mind has changed over the last years. Different vulnerabilities - things that I was never vulnerable to before I am now. And vice-versa. Things I was vulnerable to then are like water off a duck's back. I have a lot less fear. I think I'm getting more determined.”

Thinking Years Mind Different Lasts Found Water Changed Vices Determined Vulnerable Vulnerability Ducks Last Year Vice Versa

Author:Paolo Nutini