Derrick Jensen Quotes
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I love everything that's beautiful. A lot of things.
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I'm a Christian, and I'm not judgmental towards anyone. I think that's really important.
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After building most of Mint.com's prototype by myself, I talked to anyone and everyone I knew about Mint. It's counter-intuitive, because you might fear someone will steal your idea, but it's the only way to make connections, be sure you're on the right track, and provide a solution for an audience broader than yourself.
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Growing up in a small town gives you two things: a sense of place and a feeling of self-consciousness - self-consciousness about one's education and exposure, both of which tend to be limited. On the other hand, limited possibilities also mean creating your own options.
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Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are gone but a declaration of our hopes for the future, and for the years I may, by God's Grace and Mercy, be given to reign and serve you as your Queen.
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The Polish freedom movement of 1968 lost its confrontation with police violence; the Prague Spring was crushed by the armies of five Warsaw Pact members. But in both countries, 1968 gave birth to a new political consciousness.
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I feel I am very fortunate to have a job that I really like.
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There are times when fixing things quickly is the only option: when you have to channel MacGyver, reach for the duct tape, and cobble together whatever solution works right now. If someone is choking on a morsel of food, you don't sit back, stroke your chin and take the Aristotelian long view. You quickly administer the Heimlich maneuvre.
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I have a toy poodle, Shadow. She's a little whippersnapper! And I love little monkeys.
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The values of Islam are expressed by Muslims clearly. September 11 changed the world, and put Muslims on the spotlight.
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I'm still a student of fashion, but I like hooking up with the people that really know how to make cool clothes.
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We are Indians, firstly and lastly.
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I want to be just a pure spiritual leader.
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There are really only two plays: Romeo and Juliet, and put the darn ball in the basket.
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To compare Tensegrity with yoga or t'ai chi is not possible. It has a different origin and a different purpose. The origin is shamanic, the purpose is shamanic.
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Each time I've gone to the studio, the songs have got better and I've got more confident.
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When I have time, I'll be a good girl and do my chores.
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I lost my eyesIn east wind skiesHere's where I've criedWhere I've triedWhere God and the Tendaberry riseWhere Quakers and revolutionariesJoin for life
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I just got an honorary degree from Glasgow University, and I had to wear around very painful shoes so that I didn't laugh all the way through the ceremony because I felt like an outlaw.
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It's always nice when two people who don't got no one else find each other as friends.
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I always wondered if there was a purpose to the universe, if there was a plan, if there was some sort of organizing factor, hopefully that I played a role in.
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Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?
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Audiences may be stupid, but they are never wrong.
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Love does not imply pacifism.
