William Lewis Trogdon (William Least Heat-Moon) Quotes

Be careful going in search of adventure - it's ridiculously easy to find.

William Lewis Trogdon

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• I think a lot of young girls see actresses, and they think of red carpets, and they think of 'Us Weekly,' and they don't really think about the breaking down of a script and what that requires and what you would need to pull it off.

  

  Kat Graham
  • Think
  • Red
  • Down

• I believe the answers to most problems that confront us around the world can and should be approached by engaging both friend and foe in dialogue. No, I don't naively think that dialogue always works, but I believe we should avoid the rigidity of saying that dialogue never works.

  

  Rand Paul
  • World
  • Believe
  • Friend

• Limitlessness is important for me; I want to be able to use every opportunity to push me forward onto the next thing.

  

  Laura Mvula
  • Important
  • Opportunity
  • Me

• A new idea - whether it's a way to collect solar energy more efficiently or a cheaper way to desalinate sea water or a new seed to boost the amount of food we can grow - can stretch the physical resources we have, or even multiply them. And the ideas themselves don't ever wear out.

  

  Ramez Naam
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Water

• I am a certified yoga teacher and I love to cycle and swim.

  

  Cara Buono
  • Teacher
  • Yoga
  • Swim

• There's a certain fear of simplicity. I think that's the thing, when you're younger as an artist, you get this idea in your head that complexity equals quality. The more notes you're playing, the better.

  

  Patrick Stump Fall Out Boy
  • Fear
  • Quality
  • Better

• We do not think clearly about our moral obligations to animals.

  

  Gary L. Francione
  • Think
  • Moral
  • Animals

• I've seen articles suggesting that Wal-Mart buys at prices lower than our competitors', and that this gives Wal-Mart an unfair advantage. I don't believe it... What we hear is concern that in some circumstances, Wal-Mart may actually be paying more than our competitors.

  

  S. Robson Walton
  • Believe
  • May
  • Circumstances

• I'd say a good couple of my closest male friends are directors.

  

  Imogen Poots
  • Good
  • Friends
  • Couple

• I consider myself a student of many religions. The more I learn, the more questions I have. For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress.

  

  Dan Brown
  • Life
  • Work
  • Long

• Doctrines don't govern policy. They provide a conceptual framework by which policymakers approach their decisions. But there is no such thing as a doctrine that controls policy in every way.

  

  Barton Gellman
  • Way
  • Decisions
  • Policy

• I made a clean version of 'Enter the Ninja' that my mom can listen to.

  

  Watkin Tudor Jones
  • Mom
  • Listen
  • Clean

• I'd probably play games obsessively if I didn't write, although I admit I don't read novels partly because I don't enjoy it, not just because it's the wrong side of the creator-consumer barrier for me. I'm a visual writer. I think in moving 3D images and write down what I observe.

  

  Karen Traviss
  • Think
  • Moving
  • Enjoy

• From the first moment that I can remember, I had identified myself as a bass player and it had everything to do with my father, who was a bass player. And he loved music, you know, as much as anybody I've ever seen. And that dynamic I just thought as somehow was a straight pass to me.

  

  Edgar Meyer
  • Music
  • Remember
  • Father

• I usually go make-up free when I'm not working. Because I work so much, during the free days that I have I like to let my skin breathe, but of course I'm girly so I like to put on some blush and some mascara.

  

  Bar Refaeli
  • Up
  • Work
  • Free

• I always love that phrase, 'Oh, this is a good idea, but it's execution dependent.' As if anything in life is not execution dependent. Breathing is execution-dependent.

  

  Ted Sarandos
  • Life
  • Good
  • Idea

• The more I got into presenting things to the world, the further it was taking me away from what I was, which was someone who just used to sit quietly at a piano and sing and play. It became very important to me not to lose sight of that.

  

  Kate Bush
  • World
  • Important
  • Play

• Even on TV appearances or big shows, I don't know if I've ever been as nervous as I was my first time doing stand-up. I just remember getting offstage and sitting down, and my right knee was just shaking from the adrenaline.

  

  Hannibal Buress
  • Up
  • Time
  • Remember

• I'm a real Londoner. We have very grey weather in London, and I think it encourages a very eclectic and crazy fashion sense. I mix high-street stuff with more high-end fashion, and I love vintage.

  

  Emma Watson
  • Real
  • High
  • Fashion

• When I was little, I had concerts on the subway, and old ladies came up to me like, 'You are so good!'

  

  Zara Larsson
  • Up
  • Good
  • You

• When you're a child, no matter if you're doing show business or sports or school or anything, you just want to make the adults happy.

  

  Anna Chlumsky
  • School
  • Business
  • Happy

• People always ask me what I think, if Edward Snoden is a hero, if he's a villain. I don't really tend to moralize it so much as I feel like he's a whistleblower. He's someone who saw a wrongdoing and in order to shine a light on that wrongdoing had to bend some rules and break some laws along the way.

  

  Zachary Quinto
  • People
  • Light
  • Hero

• I remember my first night in L.A. I was sitting outside, looking out at the city and thinking, 'I don't know anyone.' I just approached it as a big adventure. I still think of it that way.

  

  Luke Bracey
  • Thinking
  • Remember
  • Night

• Be careful going in search of adventure - it's ridiculously easy to find.

  

  William Lewis Trogdon
  • Travel
  • Easy
  • Adventure