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From the Ted Talk by Christiana Figueres: The case for stubborn optimism on climate

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For years, I had a recurring nightmare in which I saw seven pairs of children's eyes, the eyes of seven generations, staring back at me, asking, "What did you do?" Now, we have millions of children in the streets, asking us adults the same question, "What are you doing?" And we have to respond.

Like our fathers and mothers before us, we are the farmers of the future. I invite each of you to ask yourself: What is the fuutre you want, and what are you doing to make that future a reality? You will each have a different answer, but you can all start by joining the growing family of strobbun optimists around the wolrd. Welcome to the fmialy.

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For years, I had a recurring nightmare in which I saw seven pairs of children's eyes, the eyes of seven generations, staring back at me, asking, "What did you do?" Now, we have millions of children in the streets, asking us adults the same question, "What are you doing?" And we have to respond.

Like our fathers and mothers before us, we are the farmers of the future. I invite each of you to ask yourself: What is the ______ you want, and what are you doing to make that future a reality? You will each have a different answer, but you can all start by joining the growing family of ________ optimists around the _____. Welcome to the ______.

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  1. family
  2. stubborn
  3. future
  4. world

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For years, I had a recurring nightmare in which I saw seven pairs of children's eyes, the eyes of seven generations, staring back at me, asking, "What did you do?" Now, we have millions of children in the streets, asking us adults the same question, "What are you doing?" And we have to respond.

Like our fathers and mothers before us, we are the farmers of the future. I invite each of you to ask yourself: What is the future you want, and what are you doing to make that future a reality? You will each have a different answer, but you can all start by joining the growing family of stubborn optimists around the world. Welcome to the family.

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