Yvon Chouinard Quotes
We're not citizens anymore. We're consumers. That's what we're called. It's just like being an alcoholic and being in denial that you're an alcoholic. We're in denial that each and every one of us is the problem. And until we face up to that, nothing's going to happen.
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If you're going to maintain true authorities over a subordinate organization, you have to have some control over policy formulation of that organization and also the resources that are applied to it.
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Comparing in the past years, Tamyra Gray and everyone else that didn't win but their careers are doing well.
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In reality, throughout your career, you have to make yourself interesting enough for people to be waiting to see your films. In my case, people are longing to see what I come out with next. That's my success.
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There's a puppy store near where I live. They know me by name in there because I go so often.
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I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.
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Eventually, I grew out of my interest in motorcycles because they're quite dangerous. I don't ride them anymore. But I have this history.
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I have my own faith which I've developed. It's non-denominational. I don't even know if it's about God.
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As a mom, you do what you have to do without even thinking about it.
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If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.
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I always drive like a madman.
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Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
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Hollywood would make a holocaust an animated comedy if people would pay to see it; they don't care... they just want your money.
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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.
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I would say to an actor new to the business that it's best to go where you are most comfortable as a person, both in and outside of the business.
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I found it more challenging to act in a small scene, especially if it has no dialogue and if it is a close-up with only expressions.
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Most superhero characters we see these days are from foreign countries. I would like to play a superhero that shows off Korean power.
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Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
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Arithmetic is where the answer is right and everything is nice and you can look out of the window and see the blue sky - or the answer is wrong and you have to start over and try again and see how it comes out this time.
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Mother told me always to follow the golden rule.And she said it's really a sin to be mean and cruel.So remember if you're untrueAngels up in heaven are looking at you.
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When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course.
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I do have the sense that, although there may be no one way to write a novel, there are many novelists who are in fact part of some sort of larger literary community, whether in the form of a writing group or an MFA program, to name two of the more common forms.
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Jon Ive is off the fucking rails and the only person who could rein him in is no longer among the living. ... no way would Steve have ever been so vulgar as to be driven around by a chauffeur in a Bentley, like a modern-day pharaoh. ... Jon Ive is 47 years old, secretly running Apple, and dangerously out of control.
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The focus on just thinking about standardized test scores as being synonymous with achievement for teenagers is ridiculous, right? There are so many things that kids care about, where they excel, where they try hard, where they learn important life lessons, that are not picked up by test scores.
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We're not citizens anymore. We're consumers. That's what we're called. It's just like being an alcoholic and being in denial that you're an alcoholic. We're in denial that each and every one of us is the problem. And until we face up to that, nothing's going to happen.
