Ian McHarg Quotes
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I think that the mistakes that anyone can make going on dates is probably not being themselves because you can only trick people for so long.
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We must never bend too much.
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I was a cleaner while at university. The job wasn't bad, but I was amazed by how badly cleaners are treated - how disrespected they are by the people they work for.
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We were descended from royalty.
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I've never filed a patent lawsuit. I hope never to file a patent lawsuit. That may be unrealistic, but it would be great if I could avoid doing it... Lawsuits are a ridiculous way to do business.
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I think that when we strip people down, most of us want the same things. People just have very different views of how to get there.
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I really don't like going out anymore. I used to love it, but now it's not fun. I'd rather have friends come over and hot have to worry about crazy people taking pictures.
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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I feel like, when I'm 100% healthy, I can do anything.
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I didn't start off as a journalist; I started off as a poet. My ambition was to practise poetry. Then I found journalism, but that other voice never fled from me.
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It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.
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If Wal-Mart invests a billion dollars and others invest $100 million, Wal-Mart is going to grow more.
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If you're missing three or four limbs, you have special challenges going forward. And the last thing you want is to not be independent in your home.
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You can educate yourself right out of a relationship with God.
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I used to a lot. I used to go dancing.
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I want to see more sports in schools.
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I did 'Mad Men' and I still have people come up to me like, 'Are you actually a lesbian?' Really? Just because I play one on TV? People will think what they're gonna think.
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You can do more good by being good than any other way.
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The Earth never ceases to spin. All life is dancing : The trees, the wind, the sea. Keep dancing for the rest of your life.
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The physical body is an agent of the spirit and its mirror. It is an engine and a reflection of the spirit. It is the spirit's ingenious memorandum to itself and the spirit sees itself in my body, just as I see my own face in a looking glass. My nerves reflect this. The earth is literally a mirror of thoughts. Objects themselves are embodied thoughts. Death is the dark backing that a mirror needs if we are to see anything.
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The art of drawing which is of more real importance to the human race than that of writing...should be taught to every child just as writing is.
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They are not my forces, they are military forces that belong to the government.… I don't own them. I am president, I don't own the country so they are not my forces.
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Let us green the earth, restore the earth, heal the earth.
