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In the West we cling to the past like limpets. In Haiti the present is the axis of all life. As in Africa, past and future are but distant measures of the present, and memories are as meaningless as promises.

Wade Davis

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About Wade Davis

Wade Davis may refer to:

Wade Davis (anthropologist) (born 1953), Canadian anthropologist and ethnobotanist
Wade Davis (American football) (born 1977), former American football player
Wade Davis (baseball) (born 1985), former baseball player
Wade–Davis Bill, American legislation, vetoed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864
Wade Davis, president and CEO of UniMás