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 will be developing artists for my new label. The rest is in God's Hands.
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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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Books can be passed around. They can be shared. A lot of people like seeing them in their houses. They are memories. People who don't understand books don't understand this. They learn from TV shows about organizing that you should get rid of the books that you aren't reading, but everyone who loves books believes the opposite. People who love books keep them around, like photos, to remind them of a great experience and so they can revisit and say, "Wow, this is a really great book."
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My metaphor for translation has always been that translation is really a performance art. You take the original and try to perform it, really, in a different medium. Part of that is about interpretation and what you think the author's voice really is.
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Been tumbled smooth by waves
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I was an only child. Growing up, we moved a lot, so I didn't have any close friends. So the animals I was around as a child - dogs, cats, and horses, and stuffed animals - became my family and friends. The only strong bonds I made as a child were with animals.
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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.
