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When we settled our country, the dark forest was considered in some ways evil and something that you needed to plow or, later, bulldoze. We now have a new understanding of the interconnectedness of ecosystems and the need for bird flyways and why all species matter.

~Douglas Brinkley

Topics: Bird Considered Country Dark Ecosystems Evil Forest Interconnectedness Later Matter Need Needed New Now Our Plow Settled Some Something Species Understanding Ways Why You

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In 2012, the city of Austin erected an eight-foot-tall bronze statue of Willie Nelson in the heart of the business district. Schoolchildren, churchgoers, tourists, slackers, conventioneers, tech geeks - everybody, it seems - now congregate around this ponytailed shrine to outlaw country.

~Douglas Brinkley

Topics: Around Austin Bronze Business City Country District Everybody Geeks Heart Nelson Now Outlaw Seems Statue Tech Tourists Willie Willie Nelson

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Now I'm the father of three children; I'm not able to go live on a bus and do semesters around the country like I did when I was young.

~Douglas Brinkley

Topics: Able Around Bus Children Country Did Father Go Like Live Now Three Young

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The main influence on voters should be a series of robust debates among the candidates. It's a free country, so this is a tough problem to solve, but I'd love to see an election season with zero political ads, and all voters had to decide based on watching four national debates over the two months leading to election day.

~Douglas Brunt

Topics: Ads Among Based Candidates Country Day Debates Decide Election Election Day Four Free Had Influence Leading Love Main Months National Over Political Problem Robust Season See Series Should Solve Tough Two Voters Watching Zero

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I began doing writing projects and art and design projects to explore a new way of seeing Canada. Roots is one more way of continuing this exploration. I want to present a wide-open Canadian sense of color, adventure, communication and openness that defines our country.

~Douglas Coupland

Topics: Adventure Art Began Canada Canadian Color Communication Continuing Country Defines Design Doing Exploration Explore More New New Way Openness Our Present Projects Roots Seeing Sense Want Way Writing

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We are a country that has many friends, many allies, when we operate in the world, we operate with friends and allies that's been true for decades and if we wind up going to war in Iraq it will be true in Iraq.

~Douglas Feith

Topics: Allies Be True Been Country Decades Friends Going Iraq Many Operate True Up War Will Wind World

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If all goes well, the Iraqis are going to have a country that's going to have a representative government and will be at peace with its neighbors and in the region.

~Douglas Feith

Topics: Country Goes Going Government Iraqis Neighbors Peace Region Representative Well Will

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Despite this lamentable lack of balance in our education I do not believe that either children or adults in my country are permeated by a widespread hostility to Germany.

~Douglas Hurd

Topics: Adult Balance Believe Children Country Despite Education Either Germany Hostility Lack Our Widespread

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Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.

~Douglas Macarthur

Topics: Country Dictate Duty Hallowed Honor Ought Those Three Will Words You

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Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.

~Douglas Macarthur

Topics: American American Dream Country Die Dream Fit Live Long Only Part Those Who Willing Young

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