We’ve forgotten to respect clothes and consider who made them and where the material came from. We’ve been encouraged to buy things and, if we don’t like them, bin them. When I grew up, we’d repair things or alter them. – Joanna Lumley
The redwood is one of the few conifers that sprout from the stump and roots, and it declares itself willing to begin immediately to repair the damage of the lumberman and also that of the forest-burner. – John Muir
The damage done to U.S. prestige by the feckless, buffoonish George W. Bush will take years to repair. – Camille Paglia
The worst injury I have ever suffered in the ring was a torn triceps; they had to take a piece of my hamstring to repair the tear. It was brutal; I was out for 6 months. – Dave Bautista
The Endangered Species Act is the strongest and most effective tool we have to repair the environmental harm that is causing a species to decline. – Norm Dicks
Restorative justice is not a replacement of retributive justice, but a complement. It seeks the rehabilitation of the wrongdoer and the repair of the victim’s injury. – Lewis B. Smedes
Roads do not upgrade or maintain themselves. Bridges do not repair themselves or rebuild themselves. – Martin O’Malley
Fame means when your computer modem is broken, the repair guy comes out to your house a little faster. – Sandra Bullock
Most of the locks and dams on the upper Mississippi River system are over 60 years old and many are in serious need of repair and rehabilitation. – Ron Kind
If somebody dumps something noxious in my back yard, the dumper is the last one I would call on to repair the damage. – Sylvia Earle
The Commonwealth of Kentucky has a judicial system, and this system needs a lot of repair. Therefore, there is no need for Kentucky to start building another judicial system within the system, that we already have. – Sonny Landham
We have a lot of systems here on board the space station, and we can’t call a repair man when one of them breaks. – Scott Kelly