- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Water Quotes
From scarcity to a daily habit, in one word.
These water quotes cover real ground, including a childhood memory of growing up without hot water and a pointed observation about how unevenly water access is rationed between Israel and the West Bank. The Good collection touches on related everyday gratitude.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Ocean
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're working on ways to make potable water from polluted water, whether it has organics in it or salt from the ocean, at very low energy input.
- Thinking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember, as a kid, thinking more about, you know, watching the world go by and being amazed by how both complex but consistent and elegant it was. You know, why, you know, when you put that cold glass of water on the table, it kind of warms up at a very predictable way.
- Little
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have avoided becoming stale by putting a little water on the plate, lying on the plate, and having myself refreshed in a toaster oven for 23 minutes once every month.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
The need for love and intimacy is a fundamental human need, as primal as the need for food, water, and air.
- Land
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like the water. I'm a land guy.
- Beautiful
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a beautiful thing, diving into the cool crisp water and then just sort of being able to pull your body through the water and the water opening up for you.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid, there was nothing better than water balloon fights. I grew up in Brooklyn: we had the fire hydrants, and we would open up a soda can at both ends and squirt people walking by. I love the kinds of things that encourage you to let your guard down, be open and vulnerable, and just to be laughing sincerely.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes you meet people who can't swim. And I always think: 'Oh my God, that's extraordinary.' For me, it's always been a treat... I just feel really happy in the water.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
Think about a seed. Once it lands, it's stuck. It can't move to find better soil, moisture or sunlight. It's able to create every part of itself to grow and reproduce with the help of air, water and sun.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mount Carmel was a very monastic place. We lived in another time - an easier time, a better time. We didn't have running water or most modern conveniences. But in a lot of ways, it was a very satisfying life.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Gold, on the contrary, though of little use compared with air or water, will exchange for a great quantity of other goods.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
As scientific research demonstrates, llama wool's very coarseness and its range of fibers from fine to thick mean that it can be woven into clothing that's superior to down, fleece, sheep wool, and alpaca wool in criteria ranging from warmth to water resistance to usable life.
- Components
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- Nov 07, 2020