Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell Quotes
The probability that we face global warming caused by fossil fuels is now so overwhelming that it is legitimate to doubt the motives of those who deny it.
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I appreciate a songwriter like Morrissey with so much restraint.
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I'm still wearing Target and hand-me-downs.
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If you observe well, your own heart will answer.
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He made a story for all of them, a story to give them strength. The words of the story poured out of his mouth as if they had substance, pebbles and stone extending to hold the corporal up...knees from buckling...hands from letting go of the blanket.
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I never look at other people's work. My mind has to be completely focused on my own illusions.
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All those poor elves I haven’t set free yet, having to stay over during Christmas because there aren’t enough hats!
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I wasn't fighting with Plushenko. I fought with myself and won.
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My parents telling me that if there is a story you feel compelled to share, then you are responsible for doing that. You can't ask someone else to take on that story - or you can, but you have to deal with whatever the fallout is. If the story doesn't end up being told the way you originally heard it or that you feel it needs to be expressed, that's on you.
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Doubt means you're human - congratulations! It's natural to have these feelings, and if anything makes you humble, just don't be ruled by those emotions.
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I think social change work is some of the most extraordinary dreaming that any of us have the possibility of doing.
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It's just fun coming to the park now. The fans are pretty pumped up, too.
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I'm not prejudiced about what type of movies I'm in, what form they take or whether they're studio or independent. I just want to make films that are going to be good. The main reason is not to make money, although at some points it's really difficult when you're broke.
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It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper.
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So my husband is a health nut. He's a plastic surgeon, and over the years, he's explained to me exactly how important it is to take care of our bodies. It took me years to grasp this concept, but I finally got it, and it's a lifestyle for me now. When we go to a party, we eat off the veggie tray first before moving on.
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Man, 'Hill Street Blues' was on when I was 12, and I remember feeling I'd never seen anything like it. It was that far ahead of its time, with dark characters you loved.
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The box office has become global. I think that factors in to the question of how to portray different ethnicities and cultures.
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I enjoy heroines who grow and come into their own during the course of a story.
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The Kyoto Treaty wasn't perfect, but we signed it, in fact, helped to draft it. And I'm very proud of it, it was the world's first commitment to doing something comprehensive on greenhouse gases and trying to reduce global warming before we do irreversible damage to many civilizations around the world.
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For me, being alove it is being close to nature, either by the beach or near the ocean. When I look around and see how small I am in comparison to all that surrounds me, it fuels me.
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The probability that we face global warming caused by fossil fuels is now so overwhelming that it is legitimate to doubt the motives of those who deny it.
