John Muir Quotes
In God's wildness lies the hope of the world - the great fresh, unblighted, unredeemed wilderness. The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.
Quotes to Explore
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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Most Americans have no clue that before there were highways, there were only waterways to get through the wilderness. If you weren't on a lake or a river, you were in a jungle.
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It's always fun to immerse yourself in a different time period.
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I stay true to myself, my daughter. I just remember where I came from - I remember what I'm coming from - and then I remember why I do what I do.
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It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat.
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You get to a point where you really can't manage more artists, because representing artists takes a lot of time.
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We want a marriage with our customers, not a relationship.
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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I have won the most national titles as a German, so what should I do after that? Lay back and take it easy? That's not how I am.
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No hero is mortal till he dies.
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There's nothing wrong with being fired.
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Honestly, I get more recognized for 'Three Men and a Little Lady' than 'Harry Potter'.
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I feel lucky to be getting older. The fact that I made it to 30 and then 40 was big enough. So I can't get too down on getting older; otherwise, it kind of undoes everything I've fought for.
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You can see neurosis from below - as a sickness - as most psychiatrists see it. Or you can understand it as a compassionate man might: respecting the neurosis as a fumbling and inefficient effort toward good ends.
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The voices on the record, that was trying to treat my voice like guitar players treat guitar tones.
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Quarterback is not a position that you come in having not played it your whole life.
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I definitely want to come back to Cleveland. The coaches, the team, everything about the situation, it's perfect for me.
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I've traveled all over the country for years speaking in churches, teaching the Ten Commandments. It's amazing if 2 percent of any congregation knows the Ten Commandments.
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I'll tell you - what I can tell you is that I know when I saw 'Zodiac' and then again when I saw 'No Country For Old Men,' there was a moment in each of my viewing experiences where I went, 'Dammit, this is scarier than 'Silence Of The Lambs.''
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I didn't think about whether I was writing poems. I was thinking. And the more I was thinking, the more there was I didn't understand.
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I almost feel like throwing Jimmy into the stove, as the priest in Kulenberg did.
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Everything depends on whether we have for opponents those French tricksters or those daring rascals, the English. I prefer the English. Frequently their daring can only be described as stupidity. In their eyes it may be pluck and daring.
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The way the films look will never entertain an audience alone. It has to be in the service of a good story with great characters.
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In God's wildness lies the hope of the world - the great fresh, unblighted, unredeemed wilderness. The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.
