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Every man has a lurking wish to appear considerable in his native place. -- Samuel Johnson
Nature must be viewed humanly to be viewed at all; that is, her scenes must be associated with humane affections, such as are associated with one's native place. She is most significant to a lover. A lover of Nature is preeminently a lover of man. If I have no friend, what is Nature to me? She ceases to be morally significant. . . -- Henry David Thoreau
I'm actually forced to write about Michigan because as a native of that state it's the place I know best. -- Jim Harrison
I'm a native of L.A. I've seen the city change and develop over time, and I still believe there's no place like home. -- Jonathan Silverman
I profess accurately to describe native Africa - Africa in those places where it has not received the slightest impulse, whether for good or evil, from European civilisation. -- John Hanning Speke
I think the only positive thing that came from Uruguay's dictatorship was the spread of Montevideo natives around the world, and I continued writing about them from my various places of exile. -- Mario Benedetti
The United States - you know, native people are large landowners, but the military has a huge chunk of our territories. And in those, there are a number of places that are our sacred sites. -- Winona LaDuke
Many Lexington natives believe they live in a special place, one impossible to leave. I'm not so sure about that - or it's more accurate to say I think a more general truth exists beneath it: the place you first call home stays with you always, whether you remain or go. -- Kim Edwards
The Others' books take place in an alternate Earth where the Earth natives have been the dominant predators throughout the world's history, and humans are nowhere near the top of the food chain. But humans are clever and resilient, if not always wise, and have made some bargains with the Others in order to survive. -- Anne Bishop
There is no place in this world warmer than our native land. -- Khem Veasna
My mother had a kindness that embraced all life.She knew her place well and was comfortable in giving everything she had.This is the tradition of native women. -- Dan George

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