Jennifer A. Nielsen Quotes
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I have encountered those who feel that libraries have served their purpose and are no longer needed. There are those who consider them a soft target when it comes to local authority budget cuts. In certain political quarters, there is a refusal to see that our public library service needs active protection.
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We live on top of the created world, I think to myself, not in it.
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From the evening breeze to this hand on my shoulder, everything has its truth.
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Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.
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I wake up in the morning asking myself what can I do today, how can I help the world today.
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I can still sing. If you are dead, you can't sing.
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It is now the scientific consensus that our risk-avoidance mechanism is not mediated by the cognitive modules of our brain, but rather by the emotional ones. This may have made us fit for the Pleistocene era. Our risk machinery is designed to run away from tigers; it is not designed for the information-laden modern world.
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I think the scariest addiction on this planet is to alcohol. Because alcohol is a very addictive drug, and it ruins families, it ruins relationships. And it is socially acceptable, and it is easy to find. Controlled substances, other drugs are more difficult to get, and it's a crime to... to buy them. But alcohol is everywhere. And if you are unfortunate enough to become addicted to it, it can be disastrous. And there is still a stigma attached to alcohol addiction, or addiction in general. It is perceived as... an addict is perceived as somebody of weak moral fiber.
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An exchange occurs between man and woman. Love and thought complete each other in the human pair, and something like an exchange of souls takes place, according to the divine plan.
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Donald Trump is a staunch believer in the Second Amendment.
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I used to sleep on the floor in friends' rooms, returning Coke bottles for food, money, and getting weekly free meals at a local temple...
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Death is nature’s way of saying, Your table is ready.
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... does it seem to you that it is possible to speak of Art? It would be the same as explaining love!
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Everyday, it's about building a practice that enables you to try and forget that you're afraid.
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To die laughing must be the most glorious of all glorious deaths!
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We do not want people to let their guard down. That's when we have the greatest number of deaths.
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A consoling thought: what matters is not what we do, but the spirit in which we do it. Others suffer too; so much so that there is nothing in the world but suffering; the problem is simply to keep a clear conscience.
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Science is really about describing the way the universe works in one aspect or another in all branches of science-how a life-form works, how this works, how that works. ... You have to have a natural curiosity for that.
