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Even if you build the perfect reactor, you're still saddled with a people problem and an equipment problem.
David R. Brower
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David R. Brower
Age: 88 †
Born: 1912
Born: July 1
Died: 2000
Died: November 5
Cinematographer
Environmentalist
Mountaineer
Ski Mountaineer
Berkeley
California
David Ross Brower
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We must begin thinking like a river if we are to leave a legacy of beauty and life for future generations.
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Have fun saving the world, or you are just going to depress yourself.
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When people say, 'You're not being realistic,' they're just trying to tag some thoughts that they can't otherwise handle.
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Polite conservationists leave no mark save the scars upon the Earth that could have been prevented had they stood their ground.
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Realistic' is a loaded word for me. Anyone who uses the word 'realistic' is all bad.
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