Jeff Fortenberry Quotes
A rapidly expanding Syrian refugee policy could create conditions for domestic tragedy.
Quotes to Explore
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I doubt I'll ever have another traditional print deal.
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Human technology has made it to Mars. We are transmitting gorgeous pictures from it. Yet we have not explored our own planet. Two-thirds of it is covered with oceans that are still mysterious places.
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The Athanasian Creed is to me light and intelligible reading in comparison with much that now passes for science.
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Television offered me the opportunity to do new things; I had written a lot of scripts other than scary movies. I had actually written some romantic comedies and stuff that I really wanted to try my hand at, and nobody would let me do that. Television allowed me to do anything I wanted.
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One good thing is I was instilled with really good values. My mom treats everyone the same.
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Travel writing is harrowing. You are in paradise, more or less, having to prove it is paradise. It is hard to have a good time trying to figure out a way to say you are having a good time, whether you are having it or not, even in paradise.
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If you go to a paintball subreddit, paintball companies can advertise to you.
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If I am in London I like a quick get away to The Olde Bell in Hurley... It's nearby and no stress - great food and beautiful walks.
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Part of my problem as a young writer was that I was too much a New Yorker, always second-guessing the 'market.' I became so discouraged that I decided to write something that would please me alone - that became my sole criterion. And that was when I wrote 'Forgetting Elena,' the first novel I got published.
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The expansion and sophistication of transnational crime represents one of the most dangerous threats we confront in the next millennium.
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I used to feel very lonely on the team. The boys would all pair up.
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I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score.
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Here's a rule I recommend: Never practice two vices at once.
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I personally approve all the shoes that go into production, and I have a level of involvement with the factories that other people don't have.
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I am no theologian. I am a layman. I am among those who are preached to, and who listen. It is not for me to preach. I should not willingly forego being a listener, a man who reads the Gospels and then listens to what others say that our Lord meant. But sometimes a listener speaks out, and listens to his own voice.
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It sometimes makes people feel better about themselves, you know, to put other people down, or make fun of them, or maybe make mockery of their work and that doesn't make me feel good at all.
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The Muslim leaders swallow the advice of the Western powers and bodies like the IMF and World Bank, even when it is bad for their countries and they know this.
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I remember I did a boxing class. I remember sparring one time, and the guy smacked me right in the nose, and I was just like, 'What is this? No. No. None of that.
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In 2010, there was a TED event called Mission Blue held aboard the Lindblad Explorer in the Galapagos as part of the fulfillment of Sylvia Earle's TED wish. I spoke about a new way of exploring the ocean, one that focuses on attracting animals instead of scaring them away.
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I think we all feel geeky at times, don't we? Isn't that all a part of the wonderful tapestry of life?
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I think visually... so, even when I'm writing a play, I'm envisioning it.
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First of all: I am tired. I am true of heart! And also:You are tired.You are true of heart!
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A rapidly expanding Syrian refugee policy could create conditions for domestic tragedy.
