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When the idea of permaculture came to me, it was like a shift in the brain, and suddenly I couldn't write it down fast enough.

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Bill Mollison
Age: 88 †
Born: 1928
Born: May 4
Died: 2016
Died: September 24
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To accumulate wealth, power or land beyond one's needs in a limited world is to be truly immoral, be it as an individual, an institution, or a nation-state.
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The only ethical decision is to take responsibility for our own existence and that of our children.
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I believe humanity is a pretty interesting lot, and they're all really busy doing and thinking interesting things.
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