"When a country wants television more than they want clean water, they've lost their grip."
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"My books are like water; those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) everybody drinks water."
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"There is too little public recognition of how much we all depend upon farmers as stewards of our soil, water and wildlife resources."
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"In the empty immensity of earth, sky, and water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent."
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"A straight oar looks bent in the water. It matters not merely that we see a thing, but how we see it."
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"I have always heard, Sancho, that doing good to base fellows is like throwing water into the sea."
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"Muddy water will become clear if allowed to stand undisturbed, and so too will the mind become clear if it is allowed to be still."
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"Once more upon the waters! yet once more! And the waves bound beneath me as a steed That knows his rider."
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"This lake exceeds anything I ever beheld in beauty."
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"People say after a fire it's water damage that's the worst. We're still drying out Windsor Castle."
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"The biggest waste of water in the country by far. You spend half a pint and flush two gallons."
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"Women are like tea bags: put them in hot water and they get stronger."
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"All the water in the world cannot drown you unless it gets inside of you."
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"I always start the day with a cup of hot water and lemon - I find it really cleanses and hydrates me. I have very sensitive, dry skin, so I have to be careful about what I put on my face. My must-haves are Dermalogica cleansing gel and L'Or De Vie Creme Riche by Dior, which is thick and nourishing."
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"To run over better waters the little vessel of my genius now hoists her sails, as she leaves behind her a sea so cruel."
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"Harmful bacteria, viruses, calcium-forming micro-organisms, and candida are part of our world. Unfortunately, so are toxic chemicals, including everything from pesticides to car pollution to nuclear radiation to most municipal tap waters."
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"When I am holding a water balloon, so many things look so unnecessarily dry."
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"A person desperately searching for love," Merlin said, "reminds me of a fish desperately searching for water."
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"Only let the moving waters calm down, and the sun and moon will be reflected on the surface of your being."
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"Looking for yourself is like a thirsty fish looking for water."
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