Donella Meadows Quotes
We know it is impossible to go on finding, moving and wasting oil, leveling forests, paving land, dumping poisons, and multiplying our numbers. A new way of life, a new set of thoughts must be found.Donella Meadows
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
Barack Obama -
I just want to do my job.
Ma Long -
The duty of the media is to observe truth and social responsibility.
Salva Kiir Mayardit -
No decent career was ever founded on a public.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -
I think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I've had, they'd look like they were through. Done. But there's something about me - I'm smiling. Those things are really not bad enough to put me in a slump. I'm smiling with the opportunity to wake up every morning.
Nas -
I have to expend an awful lot of energy actively undoing the impact of my name. Understandably, people assume that I have at least some connection to Iran. The truth is that I don't. I have very little knowledge about the culture, the language, the history. I've never been to Iran. I've never even been inside a mosque.
Said Sayrafiezadeh
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Our relationship with Mexico in this regard is unique for us, and in many respects unique in the world.
Samuel P. Huntington -
But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
Rachael Leigh Cook -
The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sacred.
Rainn Wilson -
Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
Zooey Deschanel -
Electric cars are going to be very important for urban transportation.
Carlos Ghosn -
I'm a firm believer that the world should be your oyster when you're cooking. People should open themselves to other cuisines - there are a lot of hidden secrets all over the world.
Yotam Ottolenghi
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My dad's funny. He's laid back and a cool guy.
Calvin Johnson -
If I take two years off, I would want to fight as much as possible.
Rafael dos Anjos -
I came, I studied architecture in America, so my technical background's completely western. But my seventeen years, the formative years of one's life, and I can't say that the Chineseness in me is not there.
I. M. Pei -
What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
T. C. Boyle -
Acting's boring.
Ian McShane -
I cannot believe that I get a tour bus. I've been traveling in a van for 15 years. I used to look at people who were on buses and be like, 'Whoa, man, some day.'
Rachel Platten
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When the Americans were trying to conquer the Navajos, they felt this need to capture Canyon de Chelly like it was the Navajo capital. It was a meeting place and a sanctuary of last refuge. To control Canyon de Chelly was to control the Navajo people.
Hampton Sides -
As soon as a roast is announced, I get everybody - family, friends, waitresses, cab drivers - giving me jokes about the person getting roasted. I'm the mouthpiece for the masses.
Jeff Ross -
The truth is, I just love to work. I love being on set. I love being around crews. I love being around my fellow actors. Anything that can keep that going is a joy for me.
Jaime Ray Newman -
I don't put weight on fame, and having people around me just because I am famous makes me feel really bad about myself.
Jessica Alba -
When you have a girlfriend, there are many things that are irritating every day, every night. I'm sure it's different for everyone, but when you fight, it gets really annoying.
G-Dragon -
We know it is impossible to go on finding, moving and wasting oil, leveling forests, paving land, dumping poisons, and multiplying our numbers. A new way of life, a new set of thoughts must be found.
Donella Meadows