Jeffrey Kluger Quotes
Well, I think of the folks who are the climate deniers as the flat Earthers and the people who say the moon landings never happened.
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Our music doesn't make many compromises, but we take it into a venue that's larger than people expect.
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Good sports facilities are a blessing.
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My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.
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I do want to lose weight for my children. I don't want them to think being fat is okay.
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Nobody should be sent indefinitely into detention; everybody should have their day in court.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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I was about five years old when I was eating soup in our kitchen, and as I was lifting the spoon towards my mouth, it bent and broke in half.
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We human beings are humane in part because we can look beyond our biology.
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Now, I am completely independent - I earn my living by speaking and writing.
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I can see through almost any scam, especially one perpetrated by the federal government. I can see through it... they can't pull the wool over my eyes, it's absolutely freakin' impossible to pull the wool over my eyes about the government.
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Tennis is definitely a star for women in sports.
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If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue.
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One knows less about one's own destiny than about anything else on earth.
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I cherish the ballets made for myself by Mr. Balanchine. He never lost his temper. He was quiet, humble, the genius of the 20th century.
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Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.
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I didn't really enjoy school in general.
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There were only ever two black kids at my school. I never considered myself to be 'a black kid'. I was who I was. Which isn't to say things haven't happened to me that wouldn't have happened if I wasn't black.
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As a result of the asthma I was sent to school in the country, and only visited Sydney for brief, violently asthmatic sojourns on my way to a house we owned in the Blue Mountains.
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It's wonderful how, the moment you talk about God and love, your voice becomes hard, and your eyes fill with hatred. No, Margret, you certainly haven't the true faith.
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But I couldn't help thinking, god, all these mailmen do is drop in letters and get laid. This is the job for me, oh yes yes yes.
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There are two things a leader can do: he can either contaminate his environment and his people with his attitude and actions, or he can inspire confidence. A leader must be visible to the people he leads. He must be self-confident and always maintain a positive attitude. If a leader thinks he might lose in whatever crisis or situation; then he has already lost. He must exhibit a determination to prevail no matter what the odds or how difficult the situation. He must have and display the will to prevail by his actions, his words, his tone of voice, his appearance, his demeanor, his countenance, and the look in his eyes. He must never give off any hint or evidence that he is uncertain about a positive outcome
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The Declaration of Independence is that sacred American text so full of meaning and purpose and yet quite empty if you examine it and pull it apart because the words 'All Men' exclude a vast number of citizens.
Colson Whitehead -
Well, I grew up as a democrat.
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Well, I think of the folks who are the climate deniers as the flat Earthers and the people who say the moon landings never happened.
