James Balog Quotes
Climate change should not fundamentally be seen as a political or partisan issue, but it has been turned into a political football primarily by the climate deniers who have a vested interested in maintaining the status quo. That includes certain industrial interests, financial interests and political interests.
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A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect.
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The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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We all have our strengths and our failings.
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I had my father, and he was an amazing man and an amazing role model, so I always wanted to mirror that.
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I love being a part of Aqua Teen.
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People on television have trouble with fame because audiences think they're their mates.
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I find it hard to act other than the way I feel.
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I always felt like Tahliah's a very grown-up name to have. It's a pretty name when you're young, and then I think when I became a young lady, it felt kind of like a lot to grow into for some reason. I don't know. It sounds kind of regal. I never really liked it. I always felt like I couldn't live up to it.
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Affirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league. It doesn't do this out of compassion or guilt. It's done for mutual survival. They understand that a league can only be as strong as its weakest team.
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I don't feel that normal anymore because I get recognised, even when I'm just trying to have fun or going to get ice cream with my friends.
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Everything that I do to my own hair and makeup I learned from professionals.
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I've always written about social concerns. My first book was about Spanish Harlem.
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I like doing very high action things. Running, boxing, a lot of free weights. They're not heavy. I eat what I want, really, because I think that while you're working out you can eat better.
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For me, good service is efficient and discreet; it's that critical balance. As soon as the client sits down, the communication flow has to start. Customers need to feel that the waiters are supervised - that there's a system in place.
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The gap in India has always been between the promise and the execution.
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Traveling is the ruin of all happiness! There's no looking at a building after seeing Italy.
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I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.
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I believe I am a moderate Democrat: I am pro-business and also progressive.
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Let the human mind loose. It must be loose. It will be loose. Superstition and dogmatism cannot confine it.
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Most screenplays I receive are boring, and some are straight-out bad.
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The Way of the Samurai is found in death. When it comes to either/or, there is only the quick choice of death. It is not particularly difficult. Be determined and advance.
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I'm not really in Louis CK's circle. It'd probably be harder if we were really close and I went off on him.
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My favorite work is The Full Monty because I got an Oscar for it. But it was really hard work at the time. Sometimes comedy is not a bundle of laughs to actually do.
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Climate change should not fundamentally be seen as a political or partisan issue, but it has been turned into a political football primarily by the climate deniers who have a vested interested in maintaining the status quo. That includes certain industrial interests, financial interests and political interests.
