Bill McKibben Quotes
The greenhouse effect is a more apt name than those who coined it imagined. The carbon dioxide and trace gases act like the panes of glass on a greenhouse-the analogy is accurate. But it's more than that. We have built a greenhouse, 'a human creation' where once there bloomed a sweet and wild garden.
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I have to experience all the ghastly, bottomless depths for life for myself; it's for that reason that I went to war, and for that reason I volunteered.
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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As long as there is cash, and the economy is running, all is well. But as a bank, we'll have to test, experiment, try a hundred different things. A few may work, a few may fail, but we have to experiment and try.
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Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.
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But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries.
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Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.
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I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13.
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If I say 'Find me an interesting painting' to Google, someday a robot could go around the Picasso museum and take a picture for me.
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Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun. My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what's me.
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How does one get bored of life?
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I remember praying for peace all the time as a kid.
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The VA does a lot of good things, but determining if a firm is a small business is not one of them.
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Any partying I did, I did at home. I didn't want to be in the spotlight... There's an easy way to get away from the paparazzi; they're not that difficult to hide from and you don't need to go out for coffee every five minutes.
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I do want people to see me as a well-rounded actress, not just someone who plays in 'Turtle' movies.
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Change is not only likely, it's inevitable.
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I'm like the wine. The older I get, the better I get.
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That being said, I often write into recipes techniques I learned in the restaurant kitchen. There are ways of organizing your prep and so on that are immensely useful. Those are woven into all the recipes I do.
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Cocaine isn't habit forming. I should know - I've been using it for years.
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How can you have order in a state without religion? For, when one man is dying of hunger near another who is ill of surfeit, he cannot resign himself to this difference unless there is an authority which declares 'God wills it thus.' Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
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During difficult times, it's best to cut down on sweets like cookies, cake and candy. Satisfy your sweet tooth with fruit to help prevent blood sugar dips and spikes.
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My extravagance is my garden - it's the first thing I look at every morning when I wake up. It gives me so much pleasure.
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The greenhouse effect is a more apt name than those who coined it imagined. The carbon dioxide and trace gases act like the panes of glass on a greenhouse-the analogy is accurate. But it's more than that. We have built a greenhouse, 'a human creation' where once there bloomed a sweet and wild garden.
