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The thing about stand-ups is you can't really get good unless you're failing in front of a large number of people. That makes stand-up comedy unique: you need a tremendous amount of reserve within you to take the rejection from the audience, and without it, you can't do anything.

~David Steinberg

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If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Air Alive Amount Biodiversity Destroy Function Keep Money Natural Save Soil Systems Us Water Well Will

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I always felt that if someone shot me, it would be great for the environmental movement, because they would make me a martyr. Our biggest fear was our children, because there was a tremendous amount of threat and intimidation, and my wife was terrified that the children might be grabbed or assaulted in some way. That was the real fear.

~David Suzuki

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It's not unexpected that shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into the earth to shatter shale and release natural gas might shake things up. But earthquakes aren't the worst problem with fracking.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Amount Chemicals Earth Earthquakes Gas High Massive Might Natural Natural Gas Pressure Problem Release Sand Shake Shatter Shooting Things Unexpected Up Water Worst

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Hydraulic fracturing requires massive amounts of water. Disposing of the toxic wastewater, as well as accidental spills, can contaminate drinking water and harm human health.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Accidental Amount Drinking Drinking Water Harm Health Human Massive Requires Toxic Water Well

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Do you know how much land is under ice, rock and snow? Do you know why 90 percent of us live within 100 kilometres of the U.S. border? We have this idea we're a vast country. But the reality is that a lot of it, a huge amount, is uninhabitable.

~David Suzuki

Topics: Amount Border Country Do You Know How How Much Huge Huge Amount Ice Idea Know Land Live Lot Much Percent Reality Rock Snow Us Vast Why Within You

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If you've given away a sense of your own destiny, you need enormous amounts of hierarchy and protection within the structure to make up for what you've given away.

~David Whyte

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I'd like my epitaph to read 'Given the amount of time she had, she did the best job she could.' Also that I'm a nice person... and a good mother.

~Dawn Steel

Topics: Also Amount Best Could Did Epitaph Given Good Good Mother Had Job Like Mother Nice Nice Person Person Read She Time

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In some ways I was curt because there's an unbelievable amount to accomplish in a day.

~Dawn Steel

Topics: Accomplish Amount Because Day Some Unbelievable Ways

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I don't know that I would say abrasive. In some ways, I was curt because there's an unbelievable amount to accomplish in a day, and maybe I was insensitive considering the pressures and responsibilities of these jobs.

~Dawn Steel

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