Douglas Tompkins Quotes
If you just hold your cell phone for 30 seconds and think backwards through its production, you have the entire techno-industrial culture wrapped up there. You can't have that device without everything that goes with it.
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Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
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Those who condemn gay marriage, yet are silent or indifferent to the breakdown of marriage and divorce, are, in my view, missing the real issue.
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I take care of my flowers and my cats. And enjoy food. And that's living.
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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I'm a decent tennis player. Good backhand.
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You learn on the job. When I was a young lawyer and got a case, I knew nothing about the subject. You start reading, you look for the philosophy behind it, and by the time you are actually in a court of law, you are a master.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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In the future, I'd like to see paleontology as a whole get a lot more quantitative.
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'Firewall' seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides 'military' and 'government?'
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I had a stalker break into my house a couple times. They didn't leave any fingerprints or take anything - I was being followed.
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Close friends consider me a literary snob.
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Becoming a tutor was among the many attractive post-collegiate side careers I failed to pursue while devoting the bulk of my days to writing fiction.
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By 1990 I went back to no gasoline; I was just riding around on my bike, taking the bus. I had a tiny little electric car that didn't go very far or very fast. People thought I'd lost my mind. Even my own family thought I'd lost my mind.
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I definitely have the screenwriting itch.
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I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.
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For me to go to a restaurant and eat something that is not only good, but totally new, is a double thrill. Double the enjoyment.
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Look: I don't want to live with a nuclear Iran. I would like to make it uncomfortable for them to seek it.
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The history of Europe over the last several centuries provides clear evidence of the transformative power of commerce.
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I've ended up on some website list or some other list for super right-wing people. They've been tweeting some pretty rude stuff at me, so I think there's a sect of America out there that doesn't like certain opinions and can really take their claws out when they don't like what you're saying.
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Students follow rules. Students complete assignments. The job of students - in part, at least - is to please their teachers. Now, I realize I may be exaggerating a little here, but basically I think I'm right: students do what they're told.
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I find it hugely exciting to be dealing with another writer's language.
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There's always two or three players I like, and why I like them, I can't tell you. There's just something about them I think would be great on a team.
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Do we root for Michael Corleone in the 'Godfather' films? I think so, even if he is a monster.
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If you just hold your cell phone for 30 seconds and think backwards through its production, you have the entire techno-industrial culture wrapped up there. You can't have that device without everything that goes with it.
