George Julius Poulett Scrope Quotes
The leading idea which is present in all our [geological] researches, and which accompanies every fresh observation, the sound of which to the ear of the student of Nature seems echoed from every part of her works, is-Time!-Time!-Time!
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition.
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I'm the tomboy so I got to be a little butch.
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The mullahs are part of the past in Iran, not its future. But change in Iran will come through engagement, not through confrontation.
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I totally respond to complex characters, and I'm not interested in anything too simple.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.
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It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.
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Pro football gave me a good sense of perspective to enter politics: I'd already been booed, cheered, cut, sold, traded and hung in effigy.
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The best part about being friends with your parents is that no matter what you do, they have to keep loving you.
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Even if it's a white crowd, I tell my jokes for the four black people in the room, not the 100 whites.
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Science fiction fans are awesome - they love you so much that they'll watch anything you do, even if it's complete crap. I never dreamed that I would go to conventions and sit down and have coffee with a Klingon. It's so weird, but it's my life.
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I'm envious of actors. You shoot a movie or you do a season of 'Big Love,' and then you're on hiatus and you have a bunch of free time.
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When I trade, I don't have an agency problem; I have my neck on the line. When a bank or banker trades, it's not his neck on the line.
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I love playing strong women, even if they're nuts.
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I think there's a part of my brain where food, language, and memory all intersect, and it's really powerful. I think I'm not alone in this.
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When we associate with others we really associate with ourselves. We like or dislike in others whatever we like or dislike in ourselves.
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There was a very consistent creation of a virtual reality, and eventually it collided with our old-fashioned, ordinary reality.
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I've done a lot of serious roles, but they're, like, independent, so it's harder for them to come out. The big ones have been comedies, but I would love to get a big drama to let people see the other side of me, that I am a serious actress.
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I'm under pressure with all my films. And the reason we are always under pressure is because it's only in our profession that months and even years of hard work is judged by the first show on Friday.
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Human nature is above all things lazy.
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It is critical that writers who embrace the light of Christ's redemptive love characterize the darkness arrayed against us in a way that is consistent with its true nature.
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The leading idea which is present in all our [geological] researches, and which accompanies every fresh observation, the sound of which to the ear of the student of Nature seems echoed from every part of her works, is-Time!-Time!-Time!
