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  2. Tragedy of the commons - Wikipedia

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    In terms of water supply, another example is the limited water available in arid regions (e.g., the area of the Aral Sea and the Los Angeles water system supply, especially at Mono Lake and Owens Lake). In economics, an externality is a cost or benefit that affects a party who did not choose to incur that cost or benefit.

  3. Portal:Literature/Quotes - Wikipedia

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    Books say: she did this because. Life says: she did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren’t. I’m not surprised some people prefer books. Books make sense of life. The only problem is that the lives they make sense of are other people’s lives, never your own. ”

  4. Category:Quotations from literature - Wikipedia

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    I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness; I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart; I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree; I think, therefore I am; I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud; If you believe in fairies, clap your hands; Ignoramus et ignorabimus; Ik ben makelaar in koffie

  5. List of Classical Greek phrases - Wikipedia

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    "Greatest however [is] water" — Pindar, Olymp. 1, 1 Used as the inscription over the Pump Room at Bath. αὐτὸς ἔφα autòs épha Ipse dixit "He himself said it" Argument from authority made by the disciples of Pythagoras when appealing to the pronouncements of the master rather than to reason or evidence.

  6. 100 of the Best Quotes from Famous People - AOL

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    Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...

  7. List of environmental books - Wikipedia

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    Books about or featuring the environment as a prominent theme have proliferated especially since the middle of the twentieth century. The rise of environmental science , which has encouraged interdisciplinary approaches to studying the environment, and the environmental movement , which has increased public and political awareness of humanity's ...

  8. 100 Funniest Quotes from the Past 100 Years - AOL

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    Your complete guide to funny quotes, clever jokes, and witty comebacks for every occasion. The post 100 Funniest Quotes from the Past 100 Years appeared first on Reader's Digest.

  9. Purity and Danger - Wikipedia

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    Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo is a 1966 book by the anthropologist and cultural theorist Mary Douglas. It is her best known work. It is her best known work. In 1991 the Times Literary Supplement listed it as one of the hundred most influential non-fiction books published since 1945.