Elizabeth Kolbert Quotes
The Antropocene is usually said to have begun with the industrial revolution, or perhaps even later, with the explosive growth in population that followed World War II. By this account, it's with the introduction of modern technologies—turbines, railroads, chainsaws—that humans became a world-altering force. But the megafauna extinction suggests otherwise. Though it might be nice to imagine there once was a time when man lived in harmony with nature, it's not clear that he ever did.
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Imagine trying to learn without a dry place to sleep, eat, and do homework. Children cannot succeed in school if their lives out of school are in total chaos.
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Voters are hungry for principled, conservative fighters - because the threat to our liberties from Washington never has been greater.
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The true facts are not always obvious. They often have to be looked for.
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Everything does go in a circle.
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I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing.
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When you educate a woman, you set her free. Had I not had books and education in Mississippi, I would have believed that's all there was.
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Vegan food is soul food in its truest form. Soul food means to feed the soul. And, to me, your soul is your intent. If your intent is pure, you are pure.
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May our lives be born from the beauty of darkness, and shine with the possibility of light.
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People don't have great attitudes because of great success, they have great success largely because of great attitudes.
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Yesterday, Attorney General John Ashcroft had surgery to remove his gall bladder. Doctors say the surgery was difficult because Ashcroft refused to take his clothes off.
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Businesses want to be in places where there is a deep talent pool.
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I'd think,'In a relationship, we should never have his kind of fight.' Then, instead of figuring out how to make it work, I looked for a way to get out of it. The truth is, you shouldn't be married if your that kind of person.
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Domestic happiness, thou only bliss Of paradise that has surviv'd the fall!
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I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.
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So he's like a human compass? As far as superpowers go, that's pretty lame. You're like the Caster equivalent of Aquaman.
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Writers are human. I shudder to think how I must sometimes appear to others.
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Well, I for one am unable to imagine how anybody who lives with an intelligent and devoted dog can every be lonely.
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For the planet's sake, I hope we have bird flu or some other thing that will reduce the population, because otherwise we're doomed.
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Today, do just a little bit more. Turn going the extra mile into a habit - it is what lifts most successful people above the crowd.
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The Antropocene is usually said to have begun with the industrial revolution, or perhaps even later, with the explosive growth in population that followed World War II. By this account, it's with the introduction of modern technologies—turbines, railroads, chainsaws—that humans became a world-altering force. But the megafauna extinction suggests otherwise. Though it might be nice to imagine there once was a time when man lived in harmony with nature, it's not clear that he ever did.
