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.Bill McKibben
Quotes to Explore
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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.
Otto Dix -
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.
Ha-Joon Chang -
Every morning I wake up and thank God.
Aaron Neville -
Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.
Magic Johnson -
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.
Omar Bongo -
Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.
Taslima Nasrin
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I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13.
Vernon L. Smith -
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.
Vijay Kumar -
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.
Nas -
How does one get bored of life?
Osric Chau -
I remember praying for peace all the time as a kid.
Queen Latifah -
The VA does a lot of good things, but determining if a firm is a small business is not one of them.
Sam Graves
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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.
Valerie Bertinelli -
I do want people to see me as a well-rounded actress, not just someone who plays in 'Turtle' movies.
Paige Turco -
Change is not only likely, it's inevitable.
Barbara Sher -
I'm like the wine. The older I get, the better I get.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic -
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.
Sally Schneider -
It's helpful to have a handbag that's a bit crazy, or shoes that have kiwis on them or something, because it distracts.
Maisie Williams
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I have learned that any fool can write a bad ad, but that it takes a real genius to keep his hands off a good one.
Leo Burnett -
At eleven o’clock this morning came to an end the cruellest and most terrible War that has ever scourged mankind. I hope we may say that thus, this fateful morning, came to an end all wars.
David Lloyd George -
I still love Birkenstocks. I just think they are the most comfortable things; I even wear them in winter sometimes.
John Rocha -
When I had my daughter, Louisanna, two and a half years ago, I started recording every funny or sweet thing she said or did on my phone.
Leelee Sobieski -
I'm not a cheerleader. I'm not trying to pretend to be sweet and then come out and be bad. This is who I am.
Amanda Lee Williford -
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.
Bill McKibben