(43 quotes found)
“I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex.”
Oscar Wilde
“This fight against drilling in the Arctic Refuge is a fight about our principles. It’s about standing up for our environment, our families and our future, and I won’t give up this fight.”
Senator John Kerry
“What is reasonable to say is that (the Alaska refuge) could represent between 5 and 10 percent of our national production for a period of 20 to 30 years.”
David Houseknecht
“God is known in her palaces for a refuge.”
Bible
“The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.”
“Thus uniting yourself with Me, and setting Me as the supreme goal and sole refuge, you shall certainly realize [or come to] Me.”
Bhagavad Gita
“One,who has taken refuge of the Lord, becomes free from all his fears. ”
Sam Veda
“By using the budget bill primarily as a vehicle for Arctic Refuge drilling, the Senate has dropped any pretense of working to balance the budget or reduce the deficit. The Senate is treating the budget process as a joke and a special interest gravy boat.”
Carl Pope
“[It's] backdoor budget chicanery, ... By shoehorning the Arctic refuge into the budget, they are making an end-run around the legislative process, knowing it cannot pass the Senate any other way.”
Edward Markey
“Democracy is the last refuge of wannabe dictators.”
Muhammed Haider