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"Sometimes the lack of substantive freedoms relates directly to economic poverty, which robs people of the freedom to satisfy hunger; or to achieve sufficient nutrition, or to obtain remedies for treatable illnesses or the opportunity to be adequatley clothed or sheltered, or to enjoy clean water or sanitary facilities."
"Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with auditors from headquarters."
"Claiming there is no other life in the universe is like scooping up some water, looking at the cup and claiming there are no whales in the ocean."
"As muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone, it could be argued that those who sit quietly and do nothing are making one of the best possible contributions to a world in turmoil."
"If you let cloudy water settle, it will become clear. If you let your upset mind settle, your course will also become clear."
"Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water."
"The world has changed. I see it in the water. I feel it in the Earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, For none now live who remember it."
"A man of wisdom delights in water."
"As a lotus flower is born in water, grows in water and rises out of water to stand above it unsoiled, so I, born in the world, raised in the world having overcome the world, live unsoiled by the world"
"Again and again I tell God I need help, and God says, 'Well, isn't that fabulous? Because I need help too. So you go get that old woman over there some water, and I'll figure out what we're going to do about your stuff."
"When the well is dry, we know the worth of water."
"The real wealth of the Nation lies in the resources of the earth - soil, water, forests, minerals, and wildlife."
"Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth... these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women's empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all."
"The last time Boris Johnson did a deal with the Germans he came back with three nearly new water cannon."
"None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives."
"Fear is a thief. It robbed Peter of a perfectly good walk on water, & kept the other eleven in the boat."
"Here is the path to the higher life: down, lower down! Just as water always seeks and fills the lowest place, so the moment God finds men abased and empty, His glory and power flow in to exalt and to bless."
"It was not that the jagged precipices were lofty, that the encircling woods were the dimmest shade, or that the waters were profoundly deep; but that over all, rocks, wood, and water, brooded the spirit of repose, and the silent energy of nature stirred the soul to its inmost depths."
"Ahimsa is an attribute of the brave. Cowardice and ahimsa don't go together any more that water and fire."
"The key to success is to keep your head above the water."
