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 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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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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I was pretty happy with how my career had gone, mainly because of the enormous freedom I've had to write what I've wanted to write. I had a very clear picture of who I was as a writer.
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These will vary in every human being; but knowledge is the same for every mind, and every mind may and ought to be trained to receive it.
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We're more into expressing ourselves than making radio hits.
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Pot barley takes longer to cook than pearl, but an overnight soak in water will speed things along. It's a robust grain that, if overcooked, won't collapse but will become more tender.
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All art is a struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous.
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I was supposed to do The Joy Of Sex with John Belushi, but the week before we were gonna start filming, he died. So that was really tragic. That put the whole project on the shelf.
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Because I'm not blind to how Harry works, you know," she said. "A bully with a charisma and top marks is still a bully." She sighed, annoyed. "He'll probably end up Prime Minister one day. God help us all.
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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.
