Diane Ackerman Quotes
An animal on a leash is not tamed by the owner. The owner is extending himself through the leash to that part of his personality which is pure dog, that part of him which just wants to eat, sleep, bark, hump chairs, wet the floor in joy, and drink out of a toilet bowl.
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I was the 'no one understands me' teenager. But I think truly I've realized now that I didn't understand a thing myself. So I just had some livin' to do.
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More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result.
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Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.
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Despite the demands of this job, one of the things my wife and I try to do is to spend time together alone. And one of the things we really enjoy doing together is seeing a good movie.
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I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.
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We must show there is good in society. If you read the newspapers, you think there are only crooks in this world, but that's not true.
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As a society we should be encouraging people out of the debt-culture mindset, not promoting it.
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Terrorists convince thousands of people to kill themselves in the name of God. I can't convince two of my friends to help me move.
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You desire that which exceeds my humble powers, but I trust in the compassion and mercy of the All-powerful God.
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'Portlandia' - love it. I can consume three episodes of it without even realizing I'm watching TV.
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I'm a writer first and a singer second.
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At no point during his ordeal did Nero think of himself as 72% alive and 28% dead.
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We fought a lonely battle against terrorism sponsored by Sudan, and we have defeated it; we cannot be intimidated by any force. For us our guide is the Constitution of Uganda and the laws there under.
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Small habits well pursued betimesMay reach the dignity of crimes.
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Randal can write one-liners again. Everyone is happy, and peace spreads over the whole Earth.
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That should probably be written: no !@#$%^&*:@!semicolon
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God, I'm glad I'm not me.
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It is precisely in those moments when I don’t know what to do, boredom drives one to try …a host of possibilities… to either get somewhere or not get anywhere.
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Most pilots learn, when they pin on their wings and go out and get in a fighter, especially, that one thing you don't do, you don't believe anything anybody tells you about an airplane.
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On the surface we all act like we all love each other and we're free and easy, and actually we're far more moralistic than any other society I've ever lived in.
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A part of me is missing when I can't ski, but I've learned there's more to define me and make me happy, like stand-up paddling and Jet Skiing - things I'd never done before. Or being with people I love and just enjoying life.
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I've had encounters with animals that have been really mystical. I've always been really into animals. But the way they appear in the paintings, they come from my mind's eye more than: 'I'm gonna draw a dog now.' It isn't thought out: 'Now I'm gonna draw a bird.' They just appear.
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One of the greatest joys of doing 'Comic Book Men' - I was so thankful - was that my wife Carol was able to appear with me. Being able to share that experience with Carol was such a monumental joy for me.
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An animal on a leash is not tamed by the owner. The owner is extending himself through the leash to that part of his personality which is pure dog, that part of him which just wants to eat, sleep, bark, hump chairs, wet the floor in joy, and drink out of a toilet bowl.
