Julia Butterfly Hill Quotes
I'm so drastically independent; I don't tend to flourish in relationships.
Howe was as close a political advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt as any president had ever had. He had been with Roosevelt in his early political days and stayed with him even when Roosevelt’s polio appeared to have ended his political career. It was Howe who persuaded FDR and his friends and family that he could re-enter politics even with the polio. Few believed it was possible, but between Howe and FDR, they did what was perceived as the impossible. Presidential assistant Harry Hopkins picked up much of the slack and became even closer to FDR than Howe had been.
Julia Lorraine Hill is an American environmental activist and tax redirection advocate. She is best known for having lived in a 180-foot (55 m)-tall, roughly 1500-year-old California redwood tree for 738 days between December 10, 1997 and December 18, 1999. Hill lived in the tree, affectionately known as Luna, to prevent Pacific Lumber Company loggers from cutting it down. She is the author of the 2000 book The Legacy of Luna and co-author of One Makes the Difference.
