Jared Diamond Quotes
Remember that impact is the product of two factors: population multiplied times impact per person.
Quotes to Explore
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I was hanging out with no one under 21. I thought that if I really wanted to fit in I had to... show them that I was in a way just as adult as they were, 'cause I could hold my own just as well as they could, if not better.
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There are hundreds of people running around with great voices. If they would study and develop them they could become great singers.
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I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.
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I have my team. Like if you see everyone around me - I have my hair and makeup girl, my assistant. They're very calm, they're all about positive energy. There're no drama queens. Everyone wants everyone else to have a positive experience. There are no agendas. I think it creates a healthy environment and there are no boundaries to cross.
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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Left the ranch in 1883, went to California, going through the States and territories, reached Ogden the latter part of 1883, and San Francisco in 1884.
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Every body about me seem'd happy but every body seem'd in a hurry to be happy somewhere else.
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You're going to have some ups and downs, so you have to prepare yourself to be ready. Those down moments come.
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War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.
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For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It's oppression.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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The earliest stories in Genesis were not written to tell primeval history. They were written to tell readers about themselves and about God.
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You've got to play every game until it's over. Baseball is a funny game, so you never know what's going to happen.
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I do not watch horror films. At all. I am not a horror film girl; I don't have the stomach for it. I've seen a few in my lifetime, like 'The Shining' or 'Carrie,' but I can't sleep for, like, a week after I see something like that.
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My working hypothesis is that stupidity in popular culture is a constant. Popular culture cannot get more stupid.
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As a writer and a mom, I wish I could split into two or three different people so I could be with my kids all day, write all day, and go out and do the interviews all day. Multiplicity woman!
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I am not going to do a film based on a bad scenario just to make a big Hollywood film or work with Hollywood stars.
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It is my wish that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I have loved so well.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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I've been a big astrophysics nut since I was 12. I have always had a real soft spot for the bizarreness of quantum mechanics. But I gave up on being a scientist in high school - I'm just not that good at math.
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Notifying the enemy in advance of our withdrawal dates or reassuring the enemy that we will not use certain capabilities like our ground forces should be avoided.
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When I was, like, 12, I remember grabbing a mic, pretending it was a guitar, and performing in front of my friends. I didn't know at the time I wanted to be an artist.
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Remember that impact is the product of two factors: population multiplied times impact per person.
