Billy Parish Quotes
As someone who runs a solar financing company and founded the world's largest youth clean energy organization, I know solar energy is a very good investment.
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I was shy. I was painfully shy, until fifth grade when I transferred to another school and befriended the class clown. And one day he was sick and I kinda stepped in for the class clown and I said, 'Wow, this is exciting, I'm a little bit nervous.'
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A healthy economics has got to have both conceptual, theoretical research and applied, empirical research.
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I love wrestling, but to wrestle just one style for the rest of my life seems like it would really hold me down creatively.
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It's always fun to immerse yourself in a different time period.
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I think there are ways to get so caught up in your career and being so heavy and dramatic, and everyone wants to be a tortured genius.
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The father figure doesn't impress me. I have a very friendly relationship with my father, but that wasn't always the case. My mother had custody, and I only saw him every other weekend. I never knew him well enough for him to inspire me.
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Relationships can be very traumatic. But being in a healthy relationship can be very empowering.
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Early in the morning, it's super tough for me to eat right away, but I still need energy for practice. I try to start out with a protein smoothie, a green juice, or some sort of fruit.
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I think I'm as good if not better than everyone else.
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The future ain't what it used to be.
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I got into science because I thought that, with inspiration and hard work, I could figure out how life works.
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I thought I had the rights to The Lord of the Rings. I don't know how Jackson ended up with the rights.
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In novels, and American novels in particular, it's not just about redemption, it's about forward movement and healing oneself. Americans are very big on getting better.
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I did a B.A. with a major in fine arts and a minor in psychology. I wanted to become a teacher or do art therapy for the elderly. But then I realised I wanted to travel instead.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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Learning about factory farms and their horrendous treatment of animals is what made me become vegetarian in the first place. I also support the education of the public on adopting pets from animal shelters or saving homeless animals off the street in lieu of buying them from pet shops.
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I grew up in war and saw the United Nations help my country to recover and rebuild. That experience was a big part of what led me to pursue a career in public service. As Secretary-General, I am determined to see this organization deliver tangible, meaningful results that advance peace, development and human rights.
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We need to do more to conserve fuel or face tougher choices such as steep price increase or even quantitative restrictions.
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Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
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Spiritualism is but a baby now, an unwelcome stranger, whom public opinion, like an unnatural foster mother, tries to crush out of existence.
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The majority of people think their children's lives will not be as good as theirs. Nearly half of all Americans are no longer proud of their country. Politicians have become a despised breed.
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I'm not obsessed by how I look or with being reed thin, but I do think that as a woman in my 50s, I have 40 years ahead. Looking after yourself goes hand in hand with looking good.
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As someone who runs a solar financing company and founded the world's largest youth clean energy organization, I know solar energy is a very good investment.
