Everett Ruess Quotes
I have not tired of the wilderness; rather I enjoy its beauty and the vagrant life I lead, more keenly all the time.
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Quitting law school was the most difficult decision of my life. But I felt this great relief that this is my life and I can do what I want with it.
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Mahatma Gandhi was someone who demonstrated the tremendous power of leadership by example.
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I think people probably think I self-start, but I don't... I'm an actor, and I like to be of use to the director. To be a muse.
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I had a very brilliant father who was not only intellectual, but was street-smart and very curious to boot. The day I found out that he didn't know everything, I grew up. It was a shock. I just thought that the man was the end-all of everything, and he knew the answer to everything. Then I found out I'd have to find out my own answers.
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The Ford Flex is a really, really cool car. You get inside and you have so much headroom and it's really comfortable to drive and it's real techy inside. You look at the screen and it's blue and you've got all kinds of controls. Everything is digital.
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I like Public Enemy a great deal.
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We all know Illinois has big challenges. And under Gov. Rauner, things have only gotten worse.
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Experimental science is fascinating, but I don't want to do it. I want other people to do it, and I'll read about it.
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To me, success is choice and opportunity.
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I got my first Charvet knit tie when I was 15. I actually stole it from my father. I love them because you can wear them day to night. They're French and preppy and have been around since the 1800s.
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We need to defend absolutely the freedom of speech.
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You may be a princess or the richest woman in the world, but you cannot be more than a lady.
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Growing up, I was taught that a man has to defend his family. When the wolf is trying to get in, you gotta stand in the doorway.
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This awful concept of underclass is really horrifying. You're not lower class, you are excluded - outside.
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Oman overall has great animal and plant biodiversity because it has mountains, desert, coastal areas and rich coral reefs.
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My kids are at a point in their lives where I'm a moral compass for them. God help them both.
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Even though I was in close proximity to everything, it never really dawned on me to pursue a career in show business.
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In truth, we are all part of the team of humanity. And as such, we are all obligated to share ourselves, and our talents, for the sake of the team.
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The way I talk is bizarre.
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There is no wilderness so dreary but that His love can illuminate it, no desolation so desolate but that He can sweeten it. I know what I am saying. It is no delusion. I believe the highest, purest happiness is known only to those who have learned Christ in sickrooms, in poverty, in racking suspense and anxiety, amid hardships, and at the open grave.
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Mede spoke with amused tolerance, as physicists generally speak of biologists.
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You cannot make a difference unless you're different.
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I have not tired of the wilderness; rather I enjoy its beauty and the vagrant life I lead, more keenly all the time.
