Jeff Goodell Quotes
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Right now, I'm not really thinking about marriage.
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To have a songwriter that wrote so specifically what I felt to be true... I've never been much of an actor either. If something is real for me, then I can do it.
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I was reading scripts, doing coverage, for CAA. Reading hundreds and hundreds of scripts across the board, from blind submissions to 'Brokeback Mountain'. It was not always a pleasant task but something, in hindsight, I'm glad I did.
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A Persian army being then subject to great inconveniences, for their horses are tied and generally shackled to prevent them from running away, and if an alarm happens, a Persian has the housing to fix, his horse to bridle, and his corslet to put on before he can mount.
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I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.
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I don't feel under pressure to work because I love what I do and I wanted to do the projects that came my way.
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with determination. There is no space and no room for democratic consultation. The Shariah is set and fixed, so why do we need to discuss it anymore? Just implement it!
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Challenging and highlighting abusive power dynamics in our culture is my goal; replicating them is not.
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Some people are enraged, and some people are applauding. If there were a mission statement for graffiti, that would be it.
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My children didn't when they were little because I thought that they had to be of a certain age. I hoped they liked me well enough not to want to see me in that sort of a spot.
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You have to stay on top and learn from mistakes.
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I've been thinking about Jesus. Don't you find it a bit strange that, since He was living with His family and all, He up and left them just when they needed him most?
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I always think I have a chance, and I always give it all I've got.
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I can't even imagine how it must be to be a solo artist playing with session musicians.
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I love singing and would love to record an album at some point.
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I love the word 'dearth,' by the way. It's one of my favorite words.
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In spite of holidays when I was free to visit London theatres and explore the countryside, I spent four very miserable years as a colonial at an English school.
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I cannot take back one word or action; the past does not change for anyone.
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Few challenges facing America and the world are more urgent than combating climate change. The science is beyond dispute and the facts are clear.
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Suum cuique decus posteritas rependit
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We're all screwed up. And the way Christians mess things up is we act like we've got it going on. And if we would just stay in that place of, 'Hey, we're all screwed up and but for the grace of God, none of us have a shot here.' We need to have a sense of humor about it; that's kind of the way I've always faced my comedy.
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If it is perfectly acceptable for a widow to disfigure herself or commit suicide to save face for her husband's family, why should a mother not be moved to extreme action by the loss of a child or children? We are their caretakers. We love them. We nurse them when they are sick. . . But no woman should live longer than her children. It is against the law of nature. If she does, why wouldn't she wish to leap from a cliff, hang from a branch, or swallow lye?
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Obama's record on climate issues is not all bad.
