Bill McKibben Quotes
Human beings-any one of us, and our species as a whole-are not all-important, not at the center of the world. That is the one essential piece of information, the one great secret, offered by any encounter with the woods or the mountains or the ocean or any wilderness or chunk of nature or patch of night sky.
Quotes to Explore
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There are lots of people who haven't been to drama school who have great talent and can be discovered.
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I find myself so easily discouraged. It is pathetic how easily I can be discouraged - easily discouraged by resistance, easily discouraged by opposition, easily discouraged by hardness of heart, easily discouraged by blindness.
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People don't just want a mindless flick with a superstar; they want to connect more deeply.
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I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
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The main thing for me is to make sure our home is peaceful, that it's healthy, that the kids are good.
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A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
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What we ask of the developed countries is to let the Third World find a third way.
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It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.
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You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.
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We're going to have shortages and prices are going to go up. Gasoline is going to be extremely tight for us.
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Our entire film fraternity should be proud of 'Baahubali.' These are the kind of films that are not made very often.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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Unfortunately, the Senate Democrats have become an extreme party. They have become a party that has abdicated their responsibilities. Under Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats, we have a do-nothing Senate.
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The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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You have to really prove yourself to young people, and if your answer is clear and consistent and loving - even if it's angry and disappointed - what's important is that you're being real and honest and not going anywhere.
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Armenian folklore has it that three apples fell from Heaven: one for the teller of a story, one for the listener, and the third for the one who 'took it to heart.' What a pity Heaven awarded no apple to the one who wrote the story down.
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You learn stuff from every character you play about the human condition that can be quite enlightening.
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Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
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We know that the way to decrease unplanned pregnancies and abortions is to make birth control and family planning services accessible and affordable, not micromanage the type of medical information and reproductive health counseling that women around the world receive.
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I feel like we're in a place as a society where it feels like the problems that exist need to be talked about. And this generation isn't afraid to talk about them, which is exciting, and I think it's important.
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My own conviction is, confirmed by a very close study of parochial registers, that some of the very best blood in England is to be found among the tradesmen of our county towns.
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I'd build a wall. In fact, I'd hire illegal immigrants to build the wall. And throw out the illegals who are here. … It's cheap labor.
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In another life, I could be a personal shopper.
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Human beings-any one of us, and our species as a whole-are not all-important, not at the center of the world. That is the one essential piece of information, the one great secret, offered by any encounter with the woods or the mountains or the ocean or any wilderness or chunk of nature or patch of night sky.
