James Hansen Quotes
What we are doing to the future of our children, and the other species on the planet, is a clear moral issue.
Quotes to Explore
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Imagine a world in which no writer has written a literary novel in sixty years. Imagine a place where not a single person has read a book that is truly about the character at its center.
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Live performances always feel like such a moment with all of the costumes and theatrics.
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You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities.
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So yeah, I am definitely a blues man at heart.
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Therapists need to have a long experience in personal therapy to see what it's like to be on the other side of the couch and see what they find helpful or not helpful.
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I grew up in the South and went to church a lot.
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It is only through the opposition of ideas that we can learn to be self-critical, to work towards intellectual humility.
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My dad's name is Vernon and my mom liked the initials, V. V. My sisters and I got named Victoria, Valerie and Vincent so we'd be V. V.'s, too. But, then when you start getting pets' names that start with a 'v,' it's a little embarrassing.
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There are so many ebbs and flows in life, but when you're raising small children, your family means everything.
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Could you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am? It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I'd appreciate it.
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Famous people feel that they must perpetually be on the crest of the wave, not realising that it is against all the rules of life. You can't be on top all the time, it isn't natural.
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My wife never throws anything at me that I can't handle.
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Fashion anticipates.
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Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis.
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There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive.
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Happiness is very simple and minimal.
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I was really blessed with parents who never said I couldn't do anything. And now I reflect as an adult on that, 'Wow, they never told me no!'
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It seems to me that [Andy Cohen] can write these diaries forever.
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Nor has his death the world deceived than his wondrous life surprised; if he like a madman lived least he like a wise one died.
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'Balthazar' is very much about the title hero having to choose between his past and his future. For the first time in a long time, he has a chance to be happy - with Skye. But he has this terrible tendency to set himself up for heartbreak, in part because he punishes himself for his past.
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We should craft our laws to allow images of criminal suspects to be captured in public - but also to make sure that the government does not unduly infringe on the privacy rights of innocent citizens.
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Sadness is weak; I don't believe in weakness.
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What we are doing to the future of our children, and the other species on the planet, is a clear moral issue.
