James Lovelock Quotes

Civilization in its present form hasn't got long.

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• I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.

  

  Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Good
  • Women
  • Influence

• A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.

  

  Irwin Shaw
  • Live
  • Human
  • Honor

• All lives have triumphs and tragedies, laughter and tears, and mine has been no different. What really matters is whether, after all of that, you remain strong and a comfort to your loved ones. I have tried to meet that test.

  

  Pat Nixon
  • Different
  • Strong
  • Tears

• I keep dumbbells in my trailer, and I work out between takes.

  

  Zach Roerig
  • Work
  • Workout
  • Between

• I've been called Mr. Patient Money because I have the patience to work through challenging circumstances.

  

  N. Murray Edwards
  • Work
  • Money
  • Patience

• During my second draft pass on my last book I made 20,000 words happen in a week, which is practically supernatural for me, and it would never have been possible without three nights in a hotel in my own city.

  

  Laini Taylor
  • Book
  • Words
  • City

• Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.

  

  Jaclyn Smith
  • Time
  • Children
  • Help

• It's still going on. I guess it will be until Redmond quits, dies or is jailed.

  

  Farrah Fawcett
  • Will
  • Going
  • Guess

• Skid Row would probably be my favorite Jersey band.

  

  Eddie Trunk
  • Band
  • Favorite
  • Jersey

• Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.

  

  Zooey Deschanel
  • Time
  • Think
  • Balance

• Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.

  

  Damian Lewis
  • Experience
  • You
  • Acting

• The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.

  

  Ramana Maharshi
  • Death
  • Body
  • Spirit

• What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know? I don't run it.

  

  Kate Millett
  • Future
  • Woman
  • Hell

• I kind of always took it for granted the fact that my parents were Olympic medalists.

  

  Taylor Phinney
  • Parents
  • Kind
  • Fact

• I have great admiration for the way the Americans do business. They drive a hard bargain, but once they do it, they stick to their contracts.

  

  Raghav Bahl
  • Great
  • Business
  • Drive

• 'The Simpsons' money got bigger and bigger. When I left 'The Simpsons', no one thought that this thing was going to still be around. It's the cumulative effect. It's like, 'Oh my God, 25 years later, and it's still coming in.'

  

  Sam Simon
  • God
  • Money
  • Thought

• We've announced an Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance, a bunch of low-cost commodity servers running Linux, integrated in our case, with InfiniBand - connected with InfiniBand vs. the traditional Ethernet.

  

  Larry Ellison
  • Running
  • Traditional
  • Virtual

• The bottom line: health care reform is about the patient, not about the physician.

  

  Abraham Verghese
  • Health
  • Care
  • Physician

• And before I'd got to the end of the first paragraph, I'd come up slap bang against a fundamental problem that still troubles me today whenever I begin a story, and it's this: where am I telling it from?

  

  Philip Pullman
  • Up
  • Today

• Birds the more white, against green streamBlooms burst to flame, against blue hillsI glance, the spring is gone again.What day, what day, can I go home?

  

  Du Fu
  • Home
  • Green
  • Blue

• If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.

  

  Patrick Wilson
  • Long
  • Night
  • Relationship

• Some things are more precious because they don't last long.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • Long
  • Things
  • Last

• There are two possible mistakes: One is to go on too long, and one is not to go on long enough. And, it's a very difficult balancing act.

  

  Ben Bernanke
  • Long
  • Mistakes
  • Act

• Civilization in its present form hasn't got long.

  

  James Lovelock
  • Long
  • Present