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We've poisoned the air, the water, and the land. In our passion to control nature, things have gone out of control. Progress from now on has to mean something different. We're running out of resources and we are running out of time.

Robert Redford

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Robert Redford
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: August 18
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