Elizabeth Kolbert Quotes
That a molecule of CO2 generated by burning fossil fuels will, in the course of its lifetime in the atmosphere, trap a hundred thousand times more heat than was released in producing it.
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I think it's good for anybody to learn languages. Americans are particularly limited in that way. Europeans less so... We're beginning to have Spanish move in on English in the states because of all the people coming from Hispanic countries... and we're beginning to learn some Spanish. And I think that's a good thing... Only having one language is very limiting... You get to think that's the way the human race is made; there's only one language worth speaking... Well, this isn't good for English.
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Human capital will go where it is wanted, and it will stay where it is well treated. It cannot be driven; it can only be attracted.
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Hey, way to go. I bet our writers that no one would get that.
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In your eyes the light the heat in your eyes I am complete in your eyes I see the doorway to a thousand churches in your eyes the resolution of all the fruitless searches in your eyes I see the light and the heat in your eyes oh, I want to be that complete I want to touch the light, the heat I see in your eyes
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No matter what people say, your fans are the ones that come to watch the movie or come to your shows and that's the most important thing.
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Ridicule is not a part of the scientific method and the public should not be taught that it is
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Ten years ago she split the air To seize what she could spy Tonight she bumps against a chair, Betrayed by milky eye. She seems to pant, Time up, time up! My little dog must die, And lie in dust with Hector's pup; I So, presently, must I.
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The key to ongoing effectiveness [in evangelism] is a perpetual freshness in your growing knowledge of Him.
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I came back to a couple of homecoming events, like when I went into the Wall of Fame. And I have been in La Crosse for a couple of physical therapy conferences. Every time, I sneak into Mitchell Hall and look at the (championship) banner. It brings back great memories.
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Any power must be an enemy of mankind which enslaves the individual by power and by force, whether it arises under the Fascist or the Communist flag.
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A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him.
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Nay, we must think men are not gods, Nor of them look for such observancy As fits the bridal.
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I couldn't give you something mediocre even if that's all you asked for.
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For men were born to pray and save: Romantic Ireland's dead and gone, It's with O'Leary in the grave.
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Love is not only blind, but a fool, a stumbling mess falling backwards through showroom doors into atmospheres unwelcoming of his presence.
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Life is a joke that's just begun.
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The same applies to any artist; we are the tools and instruments of our talent. We are outsiders; we have no place in society because society is what we’re watching, and dealing with.
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That a molecule of CO2 generated by burning fossil fuels will, in the course of its lifetime in the atmosphere, trap a hundred thousand times more heat than was released in producing it.
