Yvon Chouinard Quotes
We're a part of nature. As we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves. It's a selfish thing to want to protect nature.
Quotes to Explore
-
I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
-
I spend all my time right now trying to combat music retail and copyright.
-
'Punk' doesn't mean Mohawks and safety pins. It's about not conforming.
-
And then I think now we are - you know his - like I've always said. His spirit is so large that we feel his presence around the show, and we always will. He will always have a voice.
-
My husband had a very strong identity and was successful in his life. Thank God for that. There's no way I can control him. I wouldn't stay married to him if I felt I could. I can readily take my business personality into the home. But he forces me to be a partner rather than the boss.
-
I'm pretty proud of my film music in general.
-
And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of all mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
-
As I matriculate my way down the field of life, I will never forget this moment and you wonderful people who helped make this day possible.
-
When I read the 'Country Strong' script, I thought, 'Can't they just hand-double it? Can't I just do the rest of the movie and not have to do the performing?' It took me six months to learn to sing and play guitar at the same time.
-
It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.
-
Dreams are the expression of the unconscious while we are asleep.
-
Steve Jobs was never going to let Flash on any Apple product again like that after in 1997 - he's got a long memory - they said no and Bill Gates said yes.
-
Actors go inside the heads of other people and are not afraid of the complicated places you can find yourself.
-
Because of my job, I get a lot of opportunity to grab a few days here and there in many cool cities for press commitments, magazine shoots and premieres - Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Paris, Stockholm, New York, Berlin. I always try to get to a gallery or museum if there's time.
-
One must learn to love, and go through a good deal of suffering to get to it... and the journey is always towards the other soul.
-
Actually, I wanted to become a journalist, but no matter who I imagined myself to be in the future, somehow I was sure: I would leave my hometown. I felt it was my destiny.
-
Family is extremely important, and home is wherever they're waiting for you. No matter where you are, if you have great support, that's all that matters.
-
I have been getting offers from international artistes for collaboration all across the globe, but I prefer to work with Indian artistes.
-
As a red hot Communist I am in favour of fascism. The only drawback to Sir Oswald’s movement is that it is not quite British enough.
-
Contrary to the ecologists, nature does not stand still and does not maintain the kind of equilibrium that guarantees the survival of any particular species - least of all the survival of her greatest and most fragile product: man.
-
The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language.
-
The reality is that you are the spirit. The rest is a myth.
-
We're a part of nature. As we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves. It's a selfish thing to want to protect nature.
