Diane Ackerman Quotes
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The personal ego already has a strong element of dysfunction, but the collective ego is, frequently, even more dysfunctional, to the point of absolute insanity.
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There is no bore like a clever bore.
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I feel I'm a strange mixture of insecurity and strength. Most of us, probably most people. I'm transferring that same concept to the people I photograph.
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I'm an actor first and foremost, who happens to do improv. I've also done sitcoms, I've done stage.
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When a show has gotten as much attention as this one, everyone wants to join in with something to say.
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Sometimes you have to be okay with what you are to the world, where you are in the world, and make the most of it.
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When the 'Seinfeld' show said it was going to be a show about nothing, everybody said it couldn't - wouldn't work. It did. 'Thor' is about something, about that character finding his destiny, but it's not doing what was expected... and yet it's doing very well.
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I love having wine with my meals. And if I splurge, I'm going to splurge big, because if I deny my cravings, it just ends up backfiring on me, you know?
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Our plans for 'Superman?' I can't say. This is the most super secret thing ever. It's like working for the government, like I'm on a covert mission.
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I look for something that is highly unusual, involving ordinary people caught in extraordinary situations.
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I'm not wed to bitcoin's blockchain. I'm blockchain-agnostic.
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A star may guarantee business, but the tradeoff is a very short run.
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There are certain things that I do - I don't eat chicken or pork. I stay away from red meat a lot; I eat fish most of the time. I think it makes me feel cleaner, not just body wise. I feel good.
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I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give this game of life everything he's got.
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As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope.
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The reason why books endure is because there are enough people who like them. It's the only reason why books last.
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Christmas albums are not something you do frequently.
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We worked lightly even in the heaviest parts.
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In Europe, we see the underlying strength of the economy, especially in southern European countries.
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I always feel I'm blessed, you know. I thank God for letting me use his voice. That's how I see it.
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It is just flipping unbelievable. He is a mixture of Harry Houdini and a greased piglet. He is barely human in his elusiveness. Nailing Blair is like trying to pin jelly to a wall.
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The happiest years of my mother's life were spent in Washington, D.C. It was where she met my father, where John was born and where I spent my earliest years.
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Positive and negative emotions cannot occupy the mind at the same time. One or the other must dominate. It is your responsibility to make sure that positive emotions constitute the dominating influence of your mind. Here the law of HABIT will come to your aid. Form the habit of applying and using the positive emotions! Eventually, they will dominate your mind so completely, that the negatives cannot enter it.
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Don't just live the length of your life - live the width of it as well.
