John Muir Quotes
I used to envy the father of our race, dwelling as he did in contact with the new-made fields and plants of Eden; but I do so no more, because I have discovered that I also live in 'creation's dawn.' The morning stars still sing together, and the world, not yet half made, becomes more beautiful every day.
Quotes to Explore
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Often I play, especially on television, a lot of smart lawyer people and cerebral types.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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My songs are a mix of my own weird raised-by-wolves perspective and civilization.
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Throwing money at something doesn't really create - forgive me that onerous word - art.
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I'm somewhat of a perfectionist, I think, and I strive for perfection.
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I believe in aging gracefully.
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War has been good to me from a financial standpoint but I don't want to make money that way. I don't want blood money.
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What people say isn't going to stop me. I have to do things for myself.
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There are still times in my life where I pull back from being totally honest, and I can't imagine a single straight person who would understand that.
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Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life's greatest adventure; it is an illustrated excursion into the minds of the noble and the learned.
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I would love to do some more comedy. I would love to do some silliness. I would love to do some characters that have greater vulnerability.
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When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
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There are a lot of historical novelists who do the research about the clothes and maybe even the eating utensils, but they're basically taking modern people and putting them in old drag - it's sort of the 'Gone With the Wind' approach.
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It's not healthy to be jealous.
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If some people try to make a prenup into a pre-negotiation of a divorce... Well, that's really sad. But I do think that it's important to understand what each person has coming into the relationship, and what each person expects from the relationship. They aren't always fun discussions to have, and they can be very eye-opening.
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Senator Wyden continues to be the Senate's truest champion of an open Internet.
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I don't like the info-dump, as it's known.
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'Floating Worlds,' which received a fair amount of attention when it was first published, deserves rediscovery.
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Always engage in the quest for life's meaning, which is inner peace.
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I know there's a big bad world out there, but I rarely come across it.
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We will use an iron fist against any attempt to renew terrorist action. We will use drastic measures on all the roads, in all sensitive areas.
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It's not my job to keep myself in the news. My job is to keep performing. If I spend time promoting myself or being concerned about my image, I wouldn't have the energy to do the work that I'm doing. I love what I do and I'm good at it too.
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The beauty of science fiction is that it takes the audience's guard down; they're much more willing to open themselves up and allow themselves to be questioned and have their values questioned when they don't think we're talking about their world or them and what they're used to.
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I used to envy the father of our race, dwelling as he did in contact with the new-made fields and plants of Eden; but I do so no more, because I have discovered that I also live in 'creation's dawn.' The morning stars still sing together, and the world, not yet half made, becomes more beautiful every day.
