Elizabeth Janeway Quotes
The surprise of animals... in and out, cats and dogs and a milk goat and chickens and guinea hens, all taken for granted, as if man was intended to live on terms of friendly intercourse with the rest of creation instead of huddling in isolation on the fourteenth floor of an apartment house in a city where animals occurred behind bars in the zoo.
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I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
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When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.
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I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
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What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.
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Comic books aren't nerdy. You'd have to be an idiot to think computers are nerdy.
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There is no such thing as a weekend for me when I'm at home on my ranch in Oregon.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
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It takes a lot of dedication to quit smoking, and whether you give up for good on your first try or have to give it a couple of tries - just keep swinging at it and you will succeed.
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The first week Banks was with us, we knew he was going to be a star.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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Saving enough to retire has become impossible for most Americans.
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My education was very tough.
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I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.
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I continually acted up to get attention. My father gave me that, and once he left, I felt that I didn't have any.
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It takes a lot of courage to face up to things you can't do because we feed ourselves so much denial.
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I may have a slightly paranoid nature, a fear of losing control of my life.
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With an ocean between you and your European friends, you have to keep them in your heart.
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I am attracted to intelligence, a witty sense of humor, an adventurous outlook on life and spiritual awareness about one's self and the world.
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Militat omnis amans
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There are also many things my wife can't stand about me, and there are certain capacities that she has that are different than mine. The trick is to find compatibilities.
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I've always been fascinated with science and exploring our world, from microbes to the solar system.
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I only started to understand the concept of "environmental protection" 14 years ago. I was an ambassador for a charity event, and the staff told me that the consumption of disposable chopsticks in China, per year, could result in the devastation of unimaginable acres of forest.
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The surprise of animals... in and out, cats and dogs and a milk goat and chickens and guinea hens, all taken for granted, as if man was intended to live on terms of friendly intercourse with the rest of creation instead of huddling in isolation on the fourteenth floor of an apartment house in a city where animals occurred behind bars in the zoo.
