James Lovelock Quotes
There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history.
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You really are being quite foolish to smoke.
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General Giap was one of the most brilliant military strategists of our era, who in Dien Bien Phu was able to place missile launchers in remote, mountainous jungles, something the yankee and European military officers considered impossible.
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I think shoppers are looking for newness and creativity. Look at C. Wonder, for instance. They're dancing in our stores. We don't believe in retail like retail was done in the past. We believe in disrupting the whole environment, offering them amazing value in an amazing package of fun, excitement and whimsy.
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An efficient government is dangerous in the hands of the wrong man. Sadly, the right sort of man never seems interested in the job.
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There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally bad.
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I was at one time a football wife, and there is a certain level of bonding that happens between women who are the wives of football players.
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One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
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Strong limits on carbon pollution will save Americans money, create jobs, improve our health, and help defuse climate change.
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When you procrastinate, you're more likely to let your mind wander. That gives you a better chance of stumbling onto the unusual and spotting unexpected patterns.
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Going out and looking for managers is like going out and looking for rattlesnakes.
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In the modern era, our nation experienced constant hardship and difficulties. The Chinese nation reached the most dangerous period. Since then, countless people with lofty ideals to realise the great revival of the Chinese nation rose to resist and fight, but failed one time after another.
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I am not a method actor, though I studied for a year with Lee Strasburg.
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it.
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I won't name any names, but I've done a couple of shows where once the pilot got picked up, the creators openly said, 'I have no idea where we're going.'
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We'll support anyone who's doing something fresh.
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How little is the promise of the child fulfilled in the man.
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My imagination is a twisted place.
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At the end of the day, you're trying to - be it on theatre or on the camera - tell the truth and be honest in the moment.
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There will, in my view, come a time when there has to be some kind of political denouement inside China, because the newly enriched generation might put up with being told what to do by their rulers - but their children, who will take prosperity for granted, will not.
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I meal prep when I'm traveling and make sure to have three solid, high-protein and low-carb meals a day with a few snacks in between. But I try not to be too hard on myself. At the end of the day, it's all about having a healthy balance.
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In present-day America, expressing reverence for those who serve in uniform is something akin to a religious obligation. Everyone professes to cherish America's "warriors." Yet such bountiful, if superficial, expressions of regard camouflage a growing gap between those who serve and those who applaud from the sidelines. Our present-day military system, based on the misnamed All-Volunteer Force, is neither democratic nor effective. Why has discussion and debate about its deficiencies not found a place among the nation's political priorities?
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There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history.
