Garrett Hardin Quotes
To say that we mutually agree to coercion is not to say that we are required to enjoy it, or even to pretend we enjoy it.
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Do we mean love, when we say love?
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I don't understand why every guy is not a romantic. I enjoy it.
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Some say I was disappointed when President Obama won, and that is absolute nonsense.
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I've got nothing very original to say myself.
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I'm truly blessed with great genes. I've never done anything drastic in my life, and I can proudly say I haven't tried any of those crazy fad diets, either. I believe in eating right and living healthy. Plus, I love going to the gym, and I enjoy yoga because it streamlines your body.
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The planet will survive. Whether we get to be here and enjoy it, or enjoy life as we've known it, is what's questionable.
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I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.
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It's not a terribly original thing to say, but I love Raymond Carver. For one thing, he's fun to read out loud.
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I like artists who have something to say, not wallpaper.
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No one put pressure on me to go to the Olympics; once I'd got the qualifying mark, I just couldn't say no.
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I'm the type of person who likes to enjoy everything that I do, take advantage of every opportunity in life.
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The main thing is to know something and to say it.
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Flattery is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don't swallow it.
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Women can really be who they are. I'm about to say the F word, feminist. Often that word has such a negative connotation.
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I enjoy a character who sticks to her guns, who's always challenging herself. That's something I can relate to.
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What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.
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As much as I enjoy traveling and playing on stage as an artist, I really find my true sense of purpose in a room writing a song.
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There's a physicality and confidence to Americans; they're very present. That's something I enjoy being around because it rubs off on you.
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The dumbest thing is when fans get so nervous that they treat you like shit. I'm so fascinated by it. I'll be like, "Did ya enjoy the show?" and they'll be like, "Eh." They figure everyone is adoring you, so they'll take the opposite approach. At the very end, they're bummed that they acted the way they did, and it breaks my heart.
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We each shape our own life, and the shape of it is determined largely by our attitude.
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I went to eight different schools my first nine years of school.
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Italy in the 1920s, Germany in the '30s, East Germany in the '50s, Czechoslovakia in the '60s, the Latin American dictatorships in the '70s, China in the '80s and '90s - all dictatorships and would-be dictators target newspapers and journalists.
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I don't like comparisons with football. Baseball is an entirely different game. You can watch a tight, well-played football game,but it isn't exciting if half the stadium is empty. The violence on the field must bounce off a lot of people. But you can go to a ball park on a quiet Tuesday afternoon with only a few thousand people in the place and thoroughly enjoy a one-sided game. Baseball has an aesthetic, intellectual appeal found in no other team sport.
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To say that we mutually agree to coercion is not to say that we are required to enjoy it, or even to pretend we enjoy it.
