Elizabeth Kolbert Quotes
If we assume, very conservatively, that there are two million species in the tropical rainforests, this means that something like five thousand species are being lost each year. This comes to roughly fourteen species a day, or one every hundred minutes.
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My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.
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The perfect story is one you can retell in three minutes, and every single sentence is interesting.
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And without forgiveness, there is never any peace.
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I would say the number one thing with cancer is not to let it scare you because when you are afraid, it destroys your immune system.
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Society produces rogues, and education makes one rogue cleverer than another.
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I have studied this Book, and I would never even dream of saying I've come to the bottom of the Word of God.
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As much as the social conservatives might not like to hear it, there will be a time when your grandchildren say: 'What was the argument with gay marriage? Who cares?'
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I came to write after several mini careers. I did live theatre, managed a cosmetics store and was a local television personality.
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The political form of a society wherein the proletariat is victorious in overthrowing the bourgeoisie will be a democratic republic.
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Adolescence and early youth...the fires are burning fastest, right? And your energy level is highest. It demands...and rock is screaming type music.
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As reforms have come into India, as India has started opening up, prosperity is increasing, as is demand for urban housing.
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Let us be ashamed of our slowness in thanking God when He gives, and of our quickness in grumbling at Him when He takes away.
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India.. a perfectly wonderful country, may have been motivated by a lack of self-esteem.
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For me, artists and people that are passionate are fighting for what they believe in and what they want, and that's always appealing. I find that really interesting.
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If we assume, very conservatively, that there are two million species in the tropical rainforests, this means that something like five thousand species are being lost each year. This comes to roughly fourteen species a day, or one every hundred minutes.
