Mark Kurlansky Quotes
In the course of my research, I've read a lot of incredibly bad books - mostly by academics. I'm puzzled as to just why their writing is so terrible. These are smart people, after all.
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Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths.
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The question we all face is what sort of culture we will live in for the rest of our lives and then hand on to the next generation - one that embraces these most basic of values, or one that collapses because of their absence.
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I wanted life to be episodic. I wanted to be a magazine photographer and I was willing to do what it took to become that.
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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I have programmed myself to be at least 105 years old.
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If I'm daring at all, I guess it would be emotionally. I try to keep things interesting for myself and to do things that challenge me.
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Israeli citizens deserve full-time ministers.
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World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
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Names, once they are in common use, quickly become mere sounds, their etymology being buried, like so many of the earth's marvels, beneath the dust of habit.
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I've had the most untraumatic life a human being can have. But I've always been drawn to those who have had far more complicated histories.
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Whatever you think of Trump, I think most people would agree he is impulsive, and we certainly have an impulsive leader in North Korea in Kim Jong-un. That's an unholy combination.
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It's not like I have the most perfect body in the world. I'm a normal girl.
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When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.
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My own idea is that these things are as piffle before the wind.
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Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the worms of fear in your heart and mountains will move out of your way.
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Think about your menu, and if you're not a skilled chef - which I'm not - follow a recipe. You can't go wrong if you don't cut the fine print.
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I never got to make that transition from little girl to young woman... and that really screws you up.
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I wouldn't not want to be a director and write as I wouldn't not to want to be a writer and direct movies.
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There are things that I value now that I didn't when I first went over there, like Zen Buddhism, which has become part of my life over the last couple years.
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Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.
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Prague is the Paris of the '90s.
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When we make progress and get better at something, it is inherently motivating. In order for people to make progress, they have to get feedback and information on how they're doing.
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In the course of my research, I've read a lot of incredibly bad books - mostly by academics. I'm puzzled as to just why their writing is so terrible. These are smart people, after all.
