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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I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism; but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question.
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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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The production value of YouTube videos is not there.
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I grew up in the South and went to church a lot.
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Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds, they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material.
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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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Foreign policy should not be justified through making oneself feel good, but through results that have tangible consequences.
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Do not wait for life. Do not long for it. Be aware, always and at every moment, that the miracle is in the here and now.
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So say it loud and let it ring We are all a part of everything The future, present and the past Fly on proud bird You're free at last
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It doesn't need to be the same every day, doesn't need to be the same shower I use, the same restaurant I go to, the same hour I go to sleep. I've always been very flexible. I don't care if I practice at nine in the morning or 10 P.M.
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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.
