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So often we talk about saving the planet, but what we really mean is to save the planet the way it is, so we can live here. So that is can sustain us.

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Dave Matthews
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: January 9
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Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
David John Matthews
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