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The entire North Polar ice cap is disappearing before our very eyes. It's been the size of the continental United States for the last 3 million years and now 40 percent is gone and the rest of it is going.

~Al Gore

Topics: Been Before Cap Continental Disappearing Entire Eyes Going Gone Ice Last Million Million Years North Now Our Percent Polar Rest Size States United United States Very Years

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From nine years old, I lived with fear. I saw our neighbours disappearing. I was scared that I would come home from school and my parents would not be there.

~Alek Wek

Topics: Come Disappearing Fear Home Lived Neighbours Nine Old Our Parents Saw Scared School Would Years

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A while ago I did a story comparing the change in employment rates in recessions in the U.S. and in Europe, and what I found was that America fired a lot of people and rehired a lot of people faster than Europe. That difference is disappearing, and that is a problem.

~Amity Shlaes

Topics: America Change Comparing Did Difference Disappearing Employment Europe Faster Fired Found Lot People Problem Rates Story Than While

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The people of Shishmaref want their community to survive, but they are holding on to their legacy by a very delicate thread indeed. The threat of their land disappearing is only the beginning.

~Amy J. Berg

Topics: Beginning Community Delicate Disappearing Holding Holding On Indeed Land Legacy Only People Survive Thread Threat To Survive Very Want

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Manufacturing and other unskilled professions that were union jobs, that allowed people to live a middle-class life, are disappearing both because unions are disappearing and because of the global nature of the economy.

~Andy Stern

Topics: Allowed Because Both Disappearing Economy Global Jobs Life Live Manufacturing Middle-Class Nature Other People Professions Union Unions Unskilled Were

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My grandmother's apartment had significance for me, even as a child, and I was fascinated by that world that was disappearing.

~Arnon Goldfinger

Topics: Apartment Child Disappearing Even Fascinated Grandmother Had Me Significance World

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I think there's a karmic purpose that souls make before they decide to come into people's bodies and become someone's parent, or become someone's child. Maybe my dad disappearing was his way of giving me material with which to work, or a predisposition to feel heightened emotions.

~Bat For Lashes

Topics: Become Before Bodies Child Come Dad Decide Disappearing Emotions Feel Giving His His Way Make Material Maybe Me Parent People Purpose Someone Souls Think Way Which Work I Think

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If you're walking with your lady on the sidewalk, I still like to see a man walking street-side, to protect the lady from traffic. I grew up with that, and I hate to see something like that get lost. I still like to see that a man opens the door. I like those touches of chivalry that are fast disappearing.

~Betty White

Topics: Chivalry Disappearing Door Fast Get Grew Hate Lady Like Lost Man Opens Protect See Sidewalk Something Still Those Traffic Up Walking You Your

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Buddhas move freely through birth and death, appearing and disappearing at will.

~Bodhidharma

Topics: Appearing Birth Buddhas Death Disappearing Freely Move Through Will

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Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.

~Boy George

Topics: Disappearing Gentle Him Like Person Radiance Separation

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