John Mackey Quotes
I've always thought the main argument for organic was more environmental than a health argument. I just don't think spraying a lot of pesticides into the environment on a routine basis is a good thing.
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There definitely will be flying cars, but whether there'll be flying cars for most people to use, it'll probably take a long time to straighten everything out, all the rules and hassles. It'll take a while to figure out how to keep people from crashing into each other.
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I always tell my children, 'You have to face your fear. If not, it's like running from a dog that will bite you in the back.'
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When it's those division games, that's when it gets ramped up for me.
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The formula for achieving middle-class success is simple: Finish high school; don't have a child before the age of 20; and get married before having the child.
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I got to grow up in an incredibly artistic family.
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You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' – the variety of characters was so amazing to me.
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I don't write under the ghost of Faulkner. I live in the same town and find his life and work inspiring, but that's it. I have a motorcycle and tool along the country lanes. I travel at my own speed.
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I write, having seen what's happening already in my head. I see it as a movie, and I'm just writing down what's happening in front of me.
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When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.
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'Saving Grace,' even though fictionally it was set in Oklahoma, we shot it right outside of L.A.
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Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.
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You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
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People hate cardio. I hate cardio. But pick the five top songs that you love. Do your cardio during these songs, and you're done. I'd say 95 percent of the time you don't even know you just did it.
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I don't laugh out loud at comics a lot.
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The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.
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By rights you're a king. If I was you, I'd call for a new deal.
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At home, I dedicate occasional whole days to reading as if I'm a convalescent. The ideal place for this is the bath, where the body floats free. Books go a little wavy, but they're mine, so who cares.
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Southern California is a nice place, if you could cut out the show-business cancer. It just keeps spreading.
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If I look good then I feel good and if I feel good, then I'll fight good.
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Usually, if you see the environment destroyed, it’s not because that's necessary for development. It's usually because we're being lazy, and we're not being as creative as we could be about how to do it in a smarter, sustainable way.
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I think it always feels riskier and scarier to go after something you really love and want because the rejection and failure hurts more.
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I think that the greatest lesson I learned from my father is just having compassion towards people.
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I believe all universities should at least offer courses in politics and policy implementation.
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I've always thought the main argument for organic was more environmental than a health argument. I just don't think spraying a lot of pesticides into the environment on a routine basis is a good thing.
