John Muir Quotes
The practical importance of the preservation of our forests is augmented by their relations to climate, soil and streams.
Quotes to Explore
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Jews had an outsider's eye on a lot of Western tradition.
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No foreigner has a place asking another people, another country, to change their constitution.
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It is proper to ask for sorrow with Christ in sorrow, anguish with Christ in anguish, tears and deep grief because of the great affliction Christ endures for me.
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Life isn't about quantity, it's about quality.
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I don't care about how much other actors get.
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Early impressions are like glimpses seen through the window by night when lightning is about.
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This is my seventh decade... and every once in a while I get a hankering to re-visit these songs again... songs with which I have had a great relationship.
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A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
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I have a checklist of things I'd like to do in movies. One of them is get possessed. Die on a deathbed with a ghostly pallor - that's on my list.
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I have always stood in awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part scalpel.
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The U.S. government has known since the early 1990s about Soviet-era smallpox weapons, and collected circumstantial evidence of programs elsewhere.
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I see if I can make human beings look like reptiles.
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Only the guys who never made it and will never make it in the U.S. need to put up the front that they don't care about America.
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I always see that there's a - from a philosophical point of view - there's the appearance of things that everybody wants you to think is happening, then there's the reality underneath it.
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We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power... the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
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The pain of powerlessness is excruciating. It is the most painful experience in the earth school, and everyone shares it.
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If Barack Obama's campaign wants to suggest that a photo of him wearing traditional Somali clothing is divisive, they should be ashamed. Hillary Clinton has worn the traditional clothing of countries she has visited and had those photos published widely.
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I do think 'All Is by My Side' is the type of film I'm the most happiest. You know, I'm figuring it out. I did just move to New York, so I have to pay my rent.
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Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
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By bringing nature into our lives, we invite humility.
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I don't like watching things where I think the people onscreen are ahead of me or assuming I know something that I don't know.
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Keep writing, because not only does practice improve skill, it gives you more chances to score on the market. I did that for eight years before making my first sale.
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After all, it's me that needs to change, not my circumstances.
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The practical importance of the preservation of our forests is augmented by their relations to climate, soil and streams.
