Aldo Leopold Quotes
How would you like to have a thousand brilliantly colored cliff swallows keeping house in the eaves of your barn, and gobbling up insects over your farm at the rate of 100,000 per day? There are many Wisconsin farmsteads where such a swallow-show is a distinct possibility.
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Imperfection is perfection.
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I converse with my dog through ESP.
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One of the biggest lessons I've learned during my time on 'Oprah' is that everyone wants to be heard. We all want to have our humanity acknowledged - to have others see us for who we truly are. We all want to know that we are valued, we are heard, we are understood.
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I know all the critics.
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My mom, she's the strict one. If we did something bad, we'd get a whippin' but nothing too bad.
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Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.
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When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.
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I grew up thinking it was wonderful to be big and strong and to be able to knock down other children in the playground if I needed to. But I never felt the need.
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I find end-of-the-world stuff enthralling - to imagine how life will be in the future on Earth and in space!
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So if Arizona sees the federal government isn't assuming its responsibilities, it creates local laws. But migration and keeping security on the borders is not a local or state issue, it's a federal issue.
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A long-lasting and sustained recovery will never be achieved through massive government spending programs.
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Sometimes I thank God... for cheeseburgers.
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A game of soccer induces more than enjoyment, more than entertainment.
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I had a lovely, feral, free childhood - out and then come back when you're hungry or it gets too dark. I feel slightly cruel that I'm not offering my children the same.
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I'm going to say my favorite thing is to eat salads, and I'll be like the altar boy.
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The clash between Popper and Kuhn is not about a mere technical point in epistemology.
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I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.
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Dear sisters and brothers, we realize the importance of light when we see darkness.
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What you have to do is to look at what's going to keep our economic growth going, what's going to make sure jobs are being created.
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I've worked at this film festival in Telluride called the Telluride Film Festival. Been there since 2002. I used to make popcorn. I was an usher. Cleaned toilets, everything. Grew up there as a kid.
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I grew up addicted to 'Star Trek' and 'Mission: Impossible.' Now I switch between 'South Park' and 'C-Span.'
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I have so many bras. I have so many, and then they get lost, and I look for a simple nude one to wear, and I can't find one because there's, like, lace and crazy colors that I never wear.
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Technology will always win. You can delay technology by legal interference, but technology will flow around legal barriers.
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How would you like to have a thousand brilliantly colored cliff swallows keeping house in the eaves of your barn, and gobbling up insects over your farm at the rate of 100,000 per day? There are many Wisconsin farmsteads where such a swallow-show is a distinct possibility.
