Diane Ackerman Quotes
Not much is known about alligators. They don't train well. And they're unwieldy and rowdy to work with in laboratories.
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You think about taking audiences on a journey.
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The thing I love most about going to a book store is the self-help section is the biggest section because Americans know we're screwed up. We know it. But we want to get better.
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I don't want to be an action star; action star's life is so short. I want my life to get longer. I want my career to get longer.
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I think in general, lines are a bad idea. Especially if they sound like lines. Everyone's immediate reaction is to just kind of cringe a little bit.
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I've never changed my life since I was 4 and went to the YMCA with a gym bag. I still have that philosophy. In fact, I still have that gym bag.
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You never know what the future holds, so I am just enjoying being happy, healthy, and having my wonderful husband by my side.
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Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at the taxidermist.
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Having fans wherever I go gives me an energy, and it is the source of my power.
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What I support is moving Medicaid to block grants so that the states can drive that process.
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We couldn't pitch the show without having created one, at least one 20 to 25 minute version of 'Broad City.' We wouldn't know how to describe it.
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I have this weird obsession with kids and old people falling. Like, funny falls. It is awful, but it's the thing that makes me laugh the most.
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I'm pretty hard on myself in general.
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Buddhism talks about the possibility of transforming greed, hatred, and delusion. But sometimes need turns into greed.
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If you think about people's lives, you think about what's significant. And the things I find significant in my life are not the moments when people are yelling at each other. They're the moments when someone says something that is very poignant, but oftentimes not loud.
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I've played quite a large spectrum of teenaged girls, from psychotic to very sweet to a polygamist.
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The child in you, like all children, loves to laugh, to be around people who can laugh at themselves and life. Children instinctively know that the more laughter we have in our lives, the better.
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I feel fortunate that I'm not a beauty. I'm not a classic beauty. I feel it is harder for girls who are like that. There are fewer parts.
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Even people who feel perfectly comfortable investing in the stock market and owning their own homes often have qualms about individual medical accounts or Social Security private accounts.
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I'm very happy to co-produce a film like 'Srimanthudu.'
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I feel that when I am painting, it is a form of worship. I see how wonderful nature is and how wonderful art is... and by trying to produce these works of art, I feel that I am just showing my appreciation of these creations.
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Train smart at all times and do your best to avoid injury. Training smart is more important than training hard.
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Not much is known about alligators. They don't train well. And they're unwieldy and rowdy to work with in laboratories.
