Douglas Tompkins Quotes
I just feel lucky that I somehow escaped from the confines of the business class... I feel so fortunate that somehow I managed to break out of that world and get to do something that really had more meaning.
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Listen to the Bee Gees and you can learn to be a great writer.
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You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure.
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The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities.
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I've done a few studio films in the last few years where I feel like I've done good work, and then I only end up in two scenes. That's been very disappointing.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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Security for agriculture merits serious concern by not only the agricultural community but our nation as a whole. The risk to the U.S. food supply and overall economy is real.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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I've always overworked in the weight room. I love working with weights. I knew they'd give me the strength I needed.
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My real dream is that everybody will see their self-interest tied up with someone else, whether or not they see them, and see that as an opportunity for growing closer together as a culture and as a world.
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Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
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Men are every bit as gendered as women.
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If you get lazy when you're onstage, it shows.
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You have to mind your Ps and Qs a little bit.
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Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.
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Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away.
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McCarthy emerged in the person of Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin.
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I'm sorry to say I'm very lizard-like. My skin is dry, so covering my face in greasy antioxidants is a better alternative.
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If we should have to fight, we should be prepared to so so from the neck up instead of from the neck down.
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Sandalwood, tagara, lotus, jasmine - the fragrance of virtue is unrivalled by such kinds of perfume.
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My running was very simple; it was out of myself.
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For the freedoms our founding fathers not only dreamed about, but made into reality. It is that same pursuit of freedom today that is helping to make our world a safer place.
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I just feel lucky that I somehow escaped from the confines of the business class... I feel so fortunate that somehow I managed to break out of that world and get to do something that really had more meaning.
