James Lovelock Quotes
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.
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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.
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I keep dumbbells in my trailer, and I work out between takes.
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I've been called Mr. Patient Money because I have the patience to work through challenging circumstances.
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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.
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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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It's still going on. I guess it will be until Redmond quits, dies or is jailed.
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Skid Row would probably be my favorite Jersey band.
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Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.
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Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know? I don't run it.
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I kind of always took it for granted the fact that my parents were Olympic medalists.
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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.
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'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.'
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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.
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The bottom line: health care reform is about the patient, not about the physician.
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I have moments where I feel incredibly ugly or fat, and it sucks, you know? I'll usually try to keep a positive attitude because I'm really so grateful for where I am and the life I get to live, but I definitely have to work hard not to feel insecure.
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I saw 'Six Degrees of Separation' because my brother was in it. It was a watershed experience. It was theatrical and scary, and New York functioned like a character. John Guare became a hero for me.
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He gets sex, she gets sex; if that is considered unequal, no wonder men are afraid of commitment.
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When history is written as it ought to be written, it is the moderation and long patience of the masses at which men will wonder, not their ferocity.
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Civilization in its present form hasn't got long.
