Diane Ackerman Quotes
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The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.
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I wouldn't dream of working on something that didn't make my gut rumble and my heart want to explode.
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Rock was always part of my heart and soul. But the times just changed and everybody wanted to dance.
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I've learned through experience that life is never that bad. The secret is just paying attention to how you feel and not letting anyone else dictate what in your heart you know is right.
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If it is indeed impossible - or at least very difficult - to inhabit the consciousness of an animal, then in writing about animals there is a temptation to project upon them feelings and thoughts that may belong only to our own human mind and heart.
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I have a big heart.
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I've been a big fan of Joe Hill ever since his first novel, 'Heart-Shaped Box.'
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I don't have any formula. I just work with my heart, putting in a lot of hard work.
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Commitment and creativity cannot be captured and handcuffed. Inspiration cannot be jailed. The heart cannot be contained.
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I said on numerous occasions how I feel about my father. I love him with all my heart.
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In order to be discipled by others a person must have a trusting heart, one that listens even when it doesn't fully comprehend or see the end result.
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I find that, maybe because I'm also a singer, I hear music in characters all the time, even if they don't sing. I hear what affects me in my heart.
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The way most people fail is in not keeping up the heart.
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A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart of a liberal education is the act of teaching.
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Do activities you're passionate about - which make your heart and soul feel perky - including things like working out, cooking, painting, writing, yoga, hiking, walking, swimming, being in nature, being around art, or reading inspiring books.
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When I was young, my parents were these titanic, infallible figures. But Mum's illness and Dad's battles with diabetes and heart attacks had a ripple effect on me - reminding me of my own mortality and that these illnesses are genetic.
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Summer has filled her veins with light and her heart is washed with noon.
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Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
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Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events. Great men have always done so.
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I am a person who sings. I know not everyone is, but that won't keep the Spirit from putting a song in your heart.
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Texas mystique (has been) created by the chemistry of the frontier in the crucible of history and forged into an enduring state of heart and mind.
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My students often ask me, 'What is sociology?' And I tell them, 'It's the study of the way in which human beings are shaped by things that they don't see.'
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The heart is a museum, filled with the exhibits of a lifetime's loves.
