We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we … - River Phoenix

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We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that there really is no reason to consume-that it's just a mind set, that it's just an addiction, then we wouldn't be out there stepping on people's hands climbing the corporate ladder of success. I have my reasons why I want to be filthy rich. It's so I can buy the last first growth forest and turn it into a permanent national park. I just bought 800 acres on the border of Panama and Costa Rica.

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River Jude Phoenix (August 23 1970 – October 31 1993) was an Academy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated American actor, musician, and activist

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Birth Name: River Jude Bottom

Alternative Names: River Jude Phoenix

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And they say he's too young to surrender
And they cry out, and they call him by name.
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