E. F. Schumacher Quotes
Anyone who thinks consumption can expand forever on a finite planet is either insane or an economist.
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Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.
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I think with 'Skinwalkers,' the success of it spoke for itself. Meaning a lot of people wanted to see something new on television.
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I'm not one icon. I'm every icon. I'm an icon that is made out of all the colors on the palette at every time. I have no restrictions. No restrictions.
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Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.
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Well I think that, if you want to look at polarizing people right now, I wouldn't look at Palin, I'd look at Barack Obama.
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Math is one of my favorite subjects.
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You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and five the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
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I never had those dreams of making the Olympics. Never.
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Over the years I have tried to develop something which is technically assured.
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Secular thinkers have no more been able to work free of the centuries-old Judeo-Christian culture than Christian theologians were able to work free of their inheritance of classical and pagan thought. The process... has not been the deletion and replacement of religious ideas but rather the assimilation and reinterpretation of religious ideas.
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Something my mom and I have always said to each other is: 'We're not here for interviews. We're not here to get your picture taken. We're here to make a difference, and this is our opportunity to.'
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I hope when I'm dead I'll be considered an icon, though.
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When you look at a movie, you look at a director's thought process.
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My clerkship with Justice Douglas was tremendously important. He told me, Christopher, get out into the stream of history and see what happens. I've tried to follow that advice.
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I was always running off to the city, whether it was Philly or New York, going somewhere where there was something more for me.
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I have no message.
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I am an African and I am very proud of that.
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Are we really so far from the Victorians? Much of what our society holds important was shaped in the 19th century.
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I try to think of school - this is going to sound awful - as something I do in my free time.
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I'm just really appreciative of the loyal fans in St. Louis who just lost their team. It's not an easy situation to go through. On the other hand, we have to move forward.
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And you stood there in front of me justClose enough to touch,Close enough to hope you couldn't seeWhat I was thinking of.Drop everything now,Meet me in the pouring rain.Kiss me on the sidewalk,Take away the pain.'Cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile.
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I've learned that positive thinking and encouragement are essential for leadership and progress.
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I'm a natural management guy. I had forgotten that. And I forgot how much I hate it.
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Anyone who thinks consumption can expand forever on a finite planet is either insane or an economist.
