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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Political positions do not belong to the officeholder; they belong to the people that place us in office.
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People are intimidated in court, and I try to make them more comfortable.
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Particularly over the last few decades, technological innovation has offered opportunities to bring people and nations together - but it has also created significant new challenges to law enforcement.
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I think a businessman can be an artist just as much as a writer or a sculptor, so I'm real proud of what the company has become.
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I don't speak to my brother every week - doesn't mean I don't love him.
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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.