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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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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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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Pacifism as a mass movement aims to avoid suffering; pacifists often say that no cause is worth suffering or dying for. The ethos of Solidarity is based on an opposite premise - that there are causes worth suffering and dying for.
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I didn't get into this to pick up a new hobby. I don't want to just be a golfer. I want to be the best.
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In a sense it might even be said that our failure is to form habits: for, after all, habit is relative to a stereotyped world, and meantime it is only the roughness of the eye that makes two persons, things, situations, seem alike.
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I hardly ever go into the studio with a work complete in my head. It emerges from communal activity.
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I'm not out here just for the money. I want to be a great player.
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The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism.
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Yet it's true that looks matter in politics... It is also true that perfecting the outer shell has become an obsession in this country... Mitt Romney, Barack Obama and John Edwards almost always look good, and pretty much the same, in dark suits or casual wear. Fred Thompson always looks crepuscular and droopy. Often Hillary Clinton looks great, and sometimes she looks tired, heavier or puffier.
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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.
