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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I'm no more or less antisocial than the next person.
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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 don't fight creativity. I don't fight against not being creative. If I'm not being creative, I'm not forcing it.
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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'm very artistic - I feel like ever since I was born I've been drawing. I actually have a picture in my room that I painted, and people are always like "Where did you buy that?" It's cool that people are impressed by it.
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Pace, like everything else in writing, involves a trade-off. If you're not offering the reader a lot of action to keep her interested, you must offer something else in its stead. Slow pace is ideal for complex character development, detailed description, and nuances of style.
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You can say or write anything about me you like. Just don't, for any reason, ever tell the truth.
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Women always worry about things that men forget; men always worry about things women remember.
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Stepping up a gear during any race is not an easy thing to do.
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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.
