Elizabeth Kolbert Quotes
Some of these species that are now no longer with us were killed off by a fungal disease that was moved around the planet by people.
Quotes to Explore
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I am a worrier. I worry about the state of our country, of the world, of our species. Every day seems to deliver a new nail to hammer into our collective coffin.
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What we're doing to the planet is inexcusable.
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Life is an incurable disease.
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I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
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We are using resources as if we had two planets, not one. There can be no 'plan B' because there is no 'planet B.'
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Being an only child is a disease in itself.
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Our journey in going beyond our home planet is a human endeavor, and in the greatest tradition of exploration, past, present, and future spacefarers will continue to be enduring catalysts for inspiration in our quest to unravel the mysteries of the universe.
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If they won't come to worship God in a church, something must be done. We have to instigate a nationwide search for a way to make it fun.
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Oliver . . . well. Who knew if Oliver’s problem was the disease or just a bad attitude?
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I went blonde which killed my hair. It was a disaster. I think it was neat to do it for a bit.
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I've met many young women who are HIV positive and courageously fighting the disease. Their determination to live a full life and see their children live in a better world is deeply inspiring to me.
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It's very interesting to think about the distinction with mind, which I just made in very general terms, but it can be made more profound when we think that there are many species, many creatures on earth that are very likely to have a mind, but are very unlikely to have a consciousness in the sense that you and I have.
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You can just start to feel really pregnant. Like you are the hugest person on the face of the planet.
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The most effective way to save endangered species is to protect the places they need to live.
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I actually don't meet very many men because they are, I guess, afraid to approach me or think that I'm from another planet.
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It's something you can actually control. With writing, it feels like it's given to you, and when the good stuff hits, it feels like it's coming from some other planet.And you're just channeling it.
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He who has gotten rid of the disease of "tomorrow" has a chance of achieving what he is here for.
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Quite often good things have hurtful consequences. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.
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The disease of men is that they neglect their own fields and go to weed the fields of others.
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When I look back over my novels what I find is that when I think I'm finished with a theme, I'm generally not. And usually themes will recur from novel to novel in odd, new guises.
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I'm comfortable only when there's a mutual attraction. That's what anyone wants. If I find out she's not attracted to me, it brings down my level of attraction to her. If I'm interested and find out she's not, I tend to cool off.
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My parents set a fantastic example for me in that their passion came from theater.
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Some of these species that are now no longer with us were killed off by a fungal disease that was moved around the planet by people.
