Diane Ackerman Quotes
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If you're from Oakland, and you're not a Raiders fan, then you're not from Oakland.
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Acting is the most insecure profession in the world - you're insecure if you're successful, you're insecure if you're not. A tightrope walk without a net. It's a miracle I'm still standing!
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Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.
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To create a nice relationship with an ex, the love has to change form. I think you just have to put your children first.
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Girls shouldn't drink because their bodies are not made for drinking and smoking.
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For me, juicing isn't about binging and cleansing; I try to incorporate it into a balanced diet.
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We have lost a lot of ground to the extremists in the Middle East.
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As a young girl I think I wanted to be a horse woman. I loved horses.
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When your protagonist bores you, you're in trouble.
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The movie Spinal Tap rocked my world. It's for rock what The Sound of Music was for hills. They really nailed how dumb rock can be.
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I was so overprotected, I used to think I was as delicate as people said I was.
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I'm not a person who embraces challenges. I run from challenges. I break world records running from challenges.
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Laws, like houses, lean on one another.
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It's unfair to think that we can do what we do with the intensity that we do it and expect injuries to not happen.
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When I first came to Hollywood, I could not break into movies.
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What is the Tao Te Ching? Five hundred years before the birth of Jesus, a God-realized being named Lao-tzu in ancient China dictated 81 verses which are regarded by many as the ultimate commentary on the nature of existence.
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Sometimes, promoting economic development means accepting the Herculean task of moving and modernizing a prison.
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We must oppose programs that would take food from the mouths of younger generations to buy prescription drugs for old people, and we must do it... for the children.
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I think I have music in me! I had a scholarship to study singing at one point, and I've never really done anything about it. I've done some music on stage, but it's been a long time. It would be kind of fun.
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I didn't work hard to make Ruby perfect for everyone, because you feel differently from me. No language can be perfect for everyone. I tried to make Ruby perfect for me, but maybe it's not perfect for you. The perfect language for Guido van Rossum is probably Python.
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Like the dew on the mountain,Like the foam on the river,Like the bubble on the fountain,Thou art gone, and forever!
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Writing is something that I've always loved. That stems from my love of being a reader.
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A kiss is like singing into someone's mouth.
