Elizabeth Kolbert Quotes
Under what’s known as a “business as usual” emissions scenario, surface ocean pH will fall to 8.0 by the middle of this century, and it will drop to 7.8 by the century’s end. At that point, the oceans will be 150 percent more acidic than they were at the start of the industrial revolution.
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If there's a will, prosperity can't be far behind.
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When I first started in film, I was terrified of the camera.
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My first paying job, when I was 15, I was a day camp counselor.
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People with a lot of money aren't in the business of throwing it away, and those paying footballers' wages, organising parking spaces for dead sharks, and even, dare I say it, buying iPads, are doing it because, for them, it's worth the money.
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The first job of a writer is to be honest.
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The most famous Obama precept is, 'No drama.'
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All I want to do is be the best attorney general that I can be.
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If epic poetry is a definite species, the sagas do not fall within it.
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A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.
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I read that when cats are cuddling and kneading you, and you think it's cute, they're really just checking your vitals for weak spots.
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Since almost all Negroes are workers, live on wages, and suffer from the high cost of food, clothing and shelter, it is obvious that the Republican and Democratic Parties are opposed to their interests.
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The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.
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When I was about 16, I got my ball taken off me by the police for playing in the street - which is pathetic really.
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I want to work with my friends because Canadian genre publishing is a really small pool.
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Even when it comes to zippers and buttons, Italy reigns supreme. The luxury market is ours, as demonstrated by the voracity with which various foreign conglomerates are buying up the jewels of our manufacturing sector.
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There is no fun in getting into a debate or a contest of wills. If something important comes out of the conversation, okay. If not, that's okay, too.
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Civilization is one long anxious search for just such individuals. Anything such a man asks shall be granted. He is wanted in every city, town and village - in every office, shop, store and factory. The world cries out for such: he is needed and needed badly - the man who can 'Carry a Message to Garcia.'
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I don't feel like I've nearly got to the place where I'm ready to even slow down.
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Memory is a way of telling you what's important to you.
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My skincare routine is pretty minimal. My must-have products are rose water, witch hazel, Embryolisse Creme, and Dr. Colbert's Eye Cream.
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It was hard for my father to read; it took him a long time, but he had tremendous retention and tremendous appreciation for writing.
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As policymakers, we need to foster an environment that allows U.S.-based innovators and entrepreneurs to compete and to flourish. Excessive regulations and bureaucratic red tape dramatically increase the cost of doing business and create uncertainty for companies.
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Under what’s known as a “business as usual” emissions scenario, surface ocean pH will fall to 8.0 by the middle of this century, and it will drop to 7.8 by the century’s end. At that point, the oceans will be 150 percent more acidic than they were at the start of the industrial revolution.
