Rachel Carson Quotes
Science is part of the reality of living; it is the what, the how, and the why of everything in our experience.
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So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education.
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
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When I was 13, I started working in a nightclub with Ray Charles. That's the greatest school in the world, the school of the streets. Ray taught me how to read in Braille. He was only two years older than me, but it was like he was 100 years older.
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I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.
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I've overcome neglect and deprivation, abandonment and abuse.
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I can't go into a mob scene and sense the mood and the attitude of the crowd. I can't conduct man-on-the-street interviews or even get reactions that I can be sure are honest, because they know who I am.
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It's quite absurd to act against a smoke creature that is not there.
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It's nice to know when you're a part of a story, it's nice to know at least something about the beginning, middle, and end.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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'Marco Polo' had some negative reactions in the press. Viewers have loved it, and the volume of viewing has been phenomenal.
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Any powerful technology can be abused.
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I remember in high school trying to get home from water-polo practice in time so I could see Happy Days on television when it first came on, because I was so blown away by it. It was just such a cool thing.
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I really hate drama. It's draining; it's mentally draining. It's a waste of time.
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I am a very active audience member. I want to be moved. I want to be confronted. I want to feel.
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I was watching the Danish version of 'The Killing' when I got the audition for 'The Fall,' and I loved it; it was so original. I approached 'The Fall' with that in mind. I'd no problem with the violence - it was very clear from the script how horrifying the crimes were and that had to be shown, without going to extremes.
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I came, I studied architecture in America, so my technical background's completely western. But my seventeen years, the formative years of one's life, and I can't say that the Chineseness in me is not there.
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When I run in Ethiopia, I look out and see eucalyptus trees and rivers.
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I think my first hit was probably '24 is a Rubberband Man,' which was my second album. My first project, it was very well received in the Southeast region, all throughout the South and parts of the Midwest. It was very well received, but I didn't get national exposure on my second album.
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Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday - it's a day that's American to the core and it's a day that's all about what and how we eat.
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I live to leave somebody with a positive experience when they've met me, and make someone smile for the day.
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Reality is an illusion created by a lack of alcohol.
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I've got my huge Greek family. I mean, I don't know how many cousins I have - I can't even keep track. There are just so many of us, and we love all Greek food - we have Greek night every Sunday night.
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Some things need to be let go before other things can be let in.
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Science is part of the reality of living; it is the what, the how, and the why of everything in our experience.
