Derrick Jensen Quotes
People say 'what do you mean' when you talk about 'bringing down civilization.' What I really mean is depriving the rich of the ability to steal from the poor and depriving the powerful of the ability to destroy the planet. That's what I really mean.
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The doors between the old man today and the child are still open, wide open. I can stroll through my grandmother's house and know exactly where the pictures are, the furniture was, how it looked, the voice, the smells. I can move from my bed at night today to my childhood in less than a second.
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You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.
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My mother worked in factories, worked as a domestic, worked in a restaurant, always had a second job.
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I'm always shocked when I see myself because I don't recognize myself.
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Write for yourself. That's it. And write every day.
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When men are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.
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The relationship between ARMgold and Harmony continues to develop and grow.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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I live in a rural residential area. It's a great place for a walk. I'm at my happiest when I'm listening to my iPod while walking around where my feet take me.
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The public has lost the habit of movie-going because the cinema no longer possesses the charm, the hypnotic charisma, the authority it once commanded. The image it once held for us all - that of a dream we dreamt with our eyes open - has disappeared.
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If you get something like 'Avatar,' it opens up a lot of big blockbuster doors.
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I feel like 'Work' was a really good song for people to get to know me, as it's obviously biographical. With 'Bounce,' I wanted to make sure people know there's a fun side to me as well as the somber and serious one.
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I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.
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In a sense I portray myself in a very androgynous way, and I love androgyny.
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You can't betray yourself too often, or you become somebody else.
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I used to go down every year for the remembrance of Elvis' birthday. Memphis State College invited me to sit in the auditorium and speak to the people for one of those Elvis days.
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Gustafsson is a stud, man. He's a good fighter.
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Obviously, you always hope you're going to get on with people you work with.
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Remember that an answer to a difficulty resides at a higher level than our usual thinking, so seek this loftier level.
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I don't really look at other people's moves because, when I'm on the field, I'm not going to remember them. It's just something that has a lot to do with instinct and vision and all those running back aspects you have. You put them all into a basket, and you just use them on the field and go out there and make plays.
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I would never really listen to my own music or whatever, but I write music so I can deal with things and I hope that some people can relate in that. Maybe help people, or just bring a smile to their face or make them feel cool or something.
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Hollywood wants its heroes to be virtuous, but it defines virtue in a way that excludes any action that is self-interested. If virtue means putting others ahead of self, then it's clear that most people, let alone most capitalists, aren't very virtuous.
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When you're responsible for leading a group of young people, you have to be positive. If you're not, you shouldn't be in your job, should you?
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People say 'what do you mean' when you talk about 'bringing down civilization.' What I really mean is depriving the rich of the ability to steal from the poor and depriving the powerful of the ability to destroy the planet. That's what I really mean.
