John Muir Quotes
I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
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Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.
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The best way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.
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I love CNN. I love the Cartoon Network. I mean, I thought these things up.
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I moved into this neighborhood, and I was walking on this beach with my kids, and we came across a sign that said, 'Water's polluted, no swimming.' And I didn't have any answers.
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You can bring people together around the issue of economic fairness. I don't want to be a mayor that goes into one neighborhood and gets jeered, and goes into another neighborhood and gets cheered.
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What makes us Americans is our shared commitment to an ideal - that all of us are created equal, and all of us have the chance to make of our lives what we will.
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Kids get a lot of lip service in disaster planning, but they tend to get far fewer resources than they need. The mantra of 'children are our most valuable resource' is almost never matched by actual funding.
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I don't like cooking just for myself; I enjoy feeding other people, particularly outdoors.
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I got hit with an octopus in Detroit one time. It was the most gross thing I've ever had happen. I got it right in the back of the neck; all the juice was coming down. It was awful.
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Hollywood has to be a better reflection of the world we live in.
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I would have to say that I have to concentrate more when I'm doing comedy. There are so many details that make up any character, but developing a character for a dramatic role seems to come more naturally.
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You need to have extraordinary wisdom to be the forerunner.
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It's true that I love to connect with my fans on the social networking sites, but I try not to go overboard, ever. I just give people a peek into my mind space, but never bombard them with my tweets.
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I'd love to work with Michael Buble, with Tony Bennett, with Damian Marley, with Andrea Bocelli.
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Writers should be read but not seen. Rarely are they a winsome sight.
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I'm very picky about what I'll do and the message the film has in it.
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I have to arrange my life very carefully. I need eight hours' sleep to work.
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I've written fiction... but the nonfiction has always received the most attention.
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I really believe, when you come out of hiding, in whatever way you're hiding, you get to go out into the sunlight.
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We'd traveled, we'd been to lots of parties, lots of movies and concerts, we'd slept in. We'd done all those things that people with children seem to miss so passionately. We didn't want those things anymore. We wanted a baby.
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A man should demand much from himself, but little from others. When you meet a man of worth, think how you may attain to his excellence. When you meet an unworthy one, then look within and examine yourself.
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Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants.
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I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
