Jared Diamond Quotes
Eurasia ended up with the most domesticated animal species in part because it's the world's largest land mass and offered the most wild species to begin with.
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There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.
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My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.
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Scripture suggests that the elements in space were created for the benefit of earth, while evolution suggests that earth is an insignificant speck in vast space.
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A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.
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You might not agree with me, but I always offer a lot of support.
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And it was then that I realized wow, I'm able to write lyrics and sing and stuff like that.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances.
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There's monsters in all of us, but there's also vulnerability.
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What impresses men is not mind, but the result of mind.
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I believe in civil liberties for homosexuals. I guess I'd have to say I'd draw the line at letting them teach in the schools.
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In your darkest moments of despair, a friend's hand on yours will get you through the worst.
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Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.
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I live by a hill. I began walking it and then I began jogging it and then I began sprinting it.
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When you get into a car, and there's trash, or it's dirty, or one of the hubcaps is off, you're like, 'Come on, dude.' Every woman likes the confidence and self-respect that says, 'I get oil changes. I look after my vehicle.' That's what I recommend: Act like you don't care, but take care of your body.
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I work a lot of hours, and in this business you really try to keep as busy as you possibly can. Sometimes when you really focus on kids in your free time you lose the husband and wife relationship to some degree. It's been a real focus for us to make sure we stay focused on us two.
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Is Bill Clinton so good at politics, or are other politicians so bad?
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I've never worked with huge pop acts, I mightn't like it, but it's something I've always wanted to try.
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I write in expectation that readers want to participate in a kind of two-sided game: They are trying to guess what I am up to - what the story's up to - and I'm giving them clues and matter to keep them interested without giving everything away at the start. Even the rules, if any, of the game are for the reader to discover.
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Human beings around the world have to be taught to go, 'Tamil equals Tamil civilians first, and the Tamil Tiger is a separate thing.' And both of those groups are different. It's like a square and a circle.
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That's our goal every year, to win the World Series, like it is at most places. In L.A., it really is.
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Beauty is all about us, but how many are blind! They look at the wonder of this earth and seem to see nothing. People move hectically but give little thought to where they are going. They seek excitement ... as if they were lost and desperate.
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Eurasia ended up with the most domesticated animal species in part because it's the world's largest land mass and offered the most wild species to begin with.
