Gaylord Nelson Quotes
The threat of nuclear war isn't nearly as important as the threat of the destruction of our resource base which sustains us.
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In the '60s not everybody was wearing flowers in their hair and flowing caftans.
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In order to lead a country or a company, you've got to get everybody on the same page and you've got to be able to have a vision of where you're going. America can't have a vision of health care for everybody, green economy, regulations - can't have a bunch of piece-meal activities. It's got to have a vision.
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Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government.
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In the process of evolution, the body lasts for some time and then will take other body and take other body and take other body until the final redemption from diversity is transcended.
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Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light.
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I gravitate to the roles, not necessarily television or film. It's just the fact that, for me, the most interesting roles have been in television.
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I like to act with people that know what they're doing.
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Actors don't have real value.
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It simply isn't acceptable for the likes of Google, Facebook, Amazon and others, which amass data by the terabyte, to say, 'Don't worry, your information's safe with us, as all sorts of rules protect you' - when all evidence suggests otherwise.
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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With any kind of mean girl, or anyone who bullies anyone, there's always a reason for it. There is that sadness in them or insecurity that makes them feel like they need to act out or hurt other people.
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California's drought affects everyone in the state, from farmers to fishermen, business owners to suburban residents, and everyone has a role to play in using precious water resources as wisely and efficiently as possible.
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If I manage to leave my bedroom and get to the gym, that makes me feel good about myself! For me, the most difficult part is getting out of bed, but once I'm out, I really enjoy playing sports.
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Pioneers may be picturesque figures, but they are often rather lonely ones.
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I really like knowledge and reading books and just generally immersing myself in information.
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Being gay immediately placed me outside the values of the society I was growing up in. Apartheid was a very patriarchal system, so its assumptions seemed foreign to me from the outset. I've always had the advantage of alienation.
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Any business owner can tell you that if their company isn't performing profitably and up to standards, one of two things will happen: either you make changes to improve its efficiency, or a competitor will drive you out of business. Market forces have a way of cutting to the chase rather quickly.
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I'm Irish. I think about death all the time.
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I feel that recording a song already compromises the magical music one can create in the mind, so the fewer people watering down this process the better.
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Dress for your body type. Some people are blessed enough to be able to throw on something that Beyonce wears and it looks amazing. If I try to go against the grain and wear something that my body doesn't like, it's going to show.
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That man can interrogate as well as observe nature was a lesson slowly learned in his evolution.
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Content is supposed to be king. But in the world of electronic devices, Apple seems to be placing the crown on its own head, apparently believing that its iPad and iPhone are more important to customers than the books, movies, and music they store on them.
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The Central Intelligence Agency owns everyone of any significance in the major media.
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The threat of nuclear war isn't nearly as important as the threat of the destruction of our resource base which sustains us.
