Leland Ryken Quotes
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I hate it when guys wear really tight t-shirts. It's just so horrible, especially when you can see their bellies.
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Let a hundred flowers bloom.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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And I am a conservative. Sometimes conservatives forget we are supposed to conserve, to save, to be efficient. Plus our dependence on other sources of energy is causing our country to not be independent and to really be vulnerable. So this is a security issue.
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I think as an actor you're used to having to travel, so wherever the work, is you're willing to go.
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No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.
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There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.
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Our emerging workforce is not interested in command-and-control leadership. They don't want to do things because I said so; they want to do things because they want to do them.
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Nice guys finish first. If you don't know that, then you don't know where the finish line is.
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My journey has been that of a character actor.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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Embrace the grease, if any, and look fresh and human. I like to look like a glazed doughnut.
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Science is about unravelling nature.
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I really am profoundly grateful just in general in my life. I've had an embarrassing amount of good fortune.
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I am not surprised that other gases may participate in cellular signaling and regulation. Our early work with nitric oxide was just the beginning. I'm sure more will be discovered.
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My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'
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I think everybody knows my sound because I'm me, you know? But, on your fourth album, I think you've definitely gotta show growth because I definitely don't plan on being one of those cats that fade off. It's always about growing with me; I grew up over the years.
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The list of problems that we all experience may be endless, but I honestly cannot abide by the rule that, 'He who yells louder is heard.'
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Immigration is the ultimate entrepreneurship.
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It doesn't serve an American interest. It really doesn't really serve Israeli interests - it serves the interests of the political party that's getting the votes of the settlers on the West Bank.
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I'm completely in love with the idea of love.
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My 50th birthday approaching felt like a big milestone to me. I've lived half a century. If I write about food and use my life as a fulcrum to move the story along, maybe I've lived long enough to fashion a narrative that has a happy ending.
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Every villain needs her story told.
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Writers themselves benefit from all helpful information about their task and methods. Readers, in turn, can have both their understanding and appreciation of literature enhanced by information about the writer's work.