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In the non-Greek stories, Persia, Egypt, even China, Central Asia, in oral traditions and written literature, anyone who fights Amazons admires their courage and beauty, and they want to be allies of the Amazon; they don't wanna kill them.

~Adrienne Mayor

Topics: Admires Allies Amazon Anyone Asia Beauty Central China Courage Egypt Even Fights Literature Oral Persia Stories Them Traditions Wanna Want Who Written

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We are used to thinking of Amazon myths in terms of violence against uppity women, but the ancient evidence also reveals a vision of gender equality.

~Adrienne Mayor

Topics: Against Also Amazon Ancient Equality Evidence Gender Myths Reveals Terms Thinking Used Violence Vision Women

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The name 'Amazon' was not originally Greek; linguists believe it derived from the ancient Iranian word for 'warrior.'

~Adrienne Mayor

Topics: Amazon Ancient Believe Derived Greek Iranian Name Originally Warrior Word

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It's sort of fair to say that Amazons, both as reality and as a dream of equality, have always been with us; it's just that sometimes that fiery Amazon spirit is hidden from view or even suppressed.

~Adrienne Mayor

Topics: Always Amazon Been Both Dream Equality Even Fair Fiery Hidden Just Reality Say Sometimes Sort Spirit Suppressed Us View

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I was ringside for Amazon and Google.

~Aileen Lee

Topics: Amazon Google

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What they've found so far in the Amazon is 5 percent of what there is yet to discover to eat in the Amazon because it's completely unknown. I've eaten things I've never eaten before over there.

~Alain Ducasse

Topics: Amazon Because Before Discover Eat Eaten Far Found Never Over Percent Things Unknown

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There are a few giant companies that I love, and I love Amazon. Their customer service is impeccable: sometimes, just for the hell of it, I'll sleep on a mattress for three years and return it.

~Albert Brooks

Topics: Amazon Companies Customer Customer Service Few Giant Hell Impeccable Just Love Mattress Return Service Sleep Sometimes Three Years I Love

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The Awa are a distinctive-looking, diminutive forest people, smaller than any of the dozen other Amazon tribespeople I have met. Reduced size is adaptive in a rain forest. You can move around more easily and unobtrusively. Not only humans but other species are smaller in rain forests.

~Alex Shoumatoff

Topics: Adaptive Amazon Any Around Dozen Easily Forest Forests Humans Met More Move Only Other People Rain Reduced Size Smaller Species Than You

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The plumbing and pluvial dynamics of the Amazon, the largest freshwater system on Earth, are still far from understood. This is partly because it is a semi-open system. Moisture flows in and out unpredictably. A lot of nonlinear feedback loops and 'remote influences' - continental, transcontinental, oceanic, meteorological - come into play.

~Alex Shoumatoff

Topics: Amazon Because Come Continental Dynamics Earth Far Feedback Flows Influences Largest Loops Lot Out Partly Play Plumbing Remote Still System Understood

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Most of the Amazon basin is as flat as a pancake and laced with extravagantly meandering waterways. One school of thought holds that more than 145 million years ago, when Africa and South America were joined, the Amazon's main stem was connected to the Niger River and actually flowed in the opposite direction, toward the Pacific Ocean.

~Alex Shoumatoff

Topics: Actually Africa Amazon America Connected Direction Flat Holds Joined Main Million Million Years More Most Ocean Opposite Opposite Direction Pacific Pacific Ocean Pancake River School South South America Stem Than Thought Toward Were Years Years Ago

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