Well, I think indigenous peoples have ways of living on the Earth that they've had forever. And they've been overrun by organized religion, which has had a lot of money and power.
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POWERS BOOTHE People that have had genuine abduction experiences that I've met that seem very genuine to me, b... DAVE DAVIES Perhaps we've never been visited by aliens because they have looked upon Earth and decided there... NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON I've always had a problem with the average macho man - they've always been a threat to me. KURT COBAIN I've been writing a lot more, I believe, because of the Internet. I've been posting stuff th... ERROL MORRIS I'm sure I've been influenced by every fine writer I've ever read, from Dickens and Aust... AMY BLOOM We had so much press, and then they get bored... I think we've done well to keep going. EMMA ANDERSON I've been blessed. I've had a great life and am continuing to have one. JACK RAMSAY I have been incredibly lucky all my life. I've had a family that has loved me and given me incre... JUSTIN TRUDEAU Nah, I've always had a great relationship with my two brothers, I have always had their support ... LIONEL MESSI I've done a lot of basketball drills, not a whole lot of competitive stuff. I have basically bee... GRANT HILL If you look at space companies, they've failed either because they've had a technical soluti... ELON MUSK I had a very detailed retirement plan, and I feel like I've met every aspect of it: a lot of gol... ANDY RODDICK The fighting back by indigenous people started in 1900: OK, they've cornered us. Our population ... JOHN RALSTON SAUL I've always been down-to-earth about money. CHYNNA PHILLIPS People can have so many ill-conceived ideas about me based on the parts that I play. I've had gu... JENNIFER JASON LEIGH I have to have everything. I have to have iPads. I've had I think every generation of iPod. I... KRISTIAN NAIRN I've had a lot of seedy side jobs. I've done it all. I've worked retail at the mall, jus... OLESYA RULIN I think women as well as men are concerned about jobs and the economy and spending and, and other is... 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