Bettina Boxall quotes

“Battles over water in the West are always about something more. At their most elemental, they are about survival.”
-- Bettina Boxall

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“The Baptists' basic theology is that if you hold someone under water long enough, he'll come around to your way of thinking. It's a ritual known as 'Bobbing for Baptists.'”

Source : A. Whitney Brown (1991). “The Big Picture: An American Commentary”, Harper Perennial

“Religion, like water, may be free, but when they pipe it to you, you've got to help pay for the piping. And the piper.”

“I am sure it is a great mistake always to know enough to go in when it rains. One may keep snug and dry by such knowledge, but one misses a world of loveliness.”

“As muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone, it could be argued that those who sit quietly and do nothing are making one of the best possible contributions to a world in turmoil.”

“Of course, you can’t force your mind to be silent. That would be like trying to smooth ripples in water with a flatiron. Water becomes clear and calm only when left alone.”

“Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.”

“Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans.”

“Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples' cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of an interdependent world.”

Source : Speech at the Ceremony to Inaugurate the Restored Humayun's Tomb Gardens, New Delhi, India, April 15, 2003.

“The battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it.”

“Our main battle has always been against Israeli soldiers and Jewish settlers.”