Marjory Stoneman Douglas Quotes
The wealth of south Florida, but even more important, the meaning and significance of south Florida lies in the black muck of the Everglades and the inevitable development of this country to be the great tropic agricultural center of the world.
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We've learned a lot about how information needs to flow effectively amongst a group of people. They need to be fed information, and it needs to be on this constant conveyor belt.
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The only time I really eat out is when I'm on the road. Then, I make the same choices that I would make at home - salmon and lots of oily fish and veggies.
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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I never sell a book. I sell myself. And the way to sell yourself is to be an instrument of love.
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It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on the ice a lot. I'm not an outsider.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land.
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My first book, 'Radical Acceptance', grew out of the suffering of feeling personally deficient and unworthy. Because most of us are so quick to turn against ourselves, the teachings and practices of radical acceptance continue as a strong current in 'True Refuge': nurturing a forgiving, understanding heart is a basic step on the path.
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Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack.
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I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognising the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age.
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Rand Paul does not like being compared to his father Ron any more than sons named Bush like to dance in their father's shadow, but the crucial difference is that while the Bushes all hail from the relative mainstream of the GOP, the Pauls have an ideological tributary virtually to themselves.
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They are more beautiful than anything in the world, kinetic sculptures, perfect form in motion.
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Any kind of restrictions put on free speech would have worse consequences than bullying.
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Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's always been a part of my life.
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It's tricky, performing the show live. Because when you're in a big auditorium, in front of 700 people, the natural tendency is to want to talk louder. You want to project.
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I have a very vivid memory of the way my parents spoke, and the 50's that I grew up in are closer to the 20's, I think, than today in many, many ways.
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I just feel like growing up in Los Angeles, you learn, 'Well you're never gonna be the prettiest girl in the room, so just don't even try.' I mean, I care about being pretty, but it's not my most valued thing.
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I'm a big fan of all those singing competition shows.
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I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.
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Typically, a book takes me about a year to write.
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I dont think just scaring people is enough. That worked during the freeze days to a major extent, but we really didnt achieve that much even at that time. You have to have more, you have to give people hope and a vision of a better world.
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Live for yourself and you will live in vain; Live for others, and you will live again.
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The wealth of south Florida, but even more important, the meaning and significance of south Florida lies in the black muck of the Everglades and the inevitable development of this country to be the great tropic agricultural center of the world.
