Aldo Leopold Quotes
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I recognize that I'm probably the luckiest novelist in recent memory, because Sherman Alexie, a writer I greatly admire, raved about my book on 'The Colbert Report,' and then Mr. Colbert himself urged his viewers to buy it - on his show and on Twitter.
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I think it's less common in France that a man at the age of 50 buys a Porsche and gets a young girlfriend.
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Fundamentally, footballers don't look around a dressing room and think, 'He's a black player... he's Japanese.' They don't think like that. They think, 'He's a good player; he can help. He's not very good.' I'm not trying to defend anyone's actions, but there are going to be isolated incidents because it's an emotive, passionate sport.
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It's always an honor to represent your country.
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The same parts of my brain get as excited as when I study bio or read a novel and write a paper on it.
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There are lots of reasons for that gap between men's and women's wages but to me, the big one is the work-family issue. Trying to juggle children and a job is tough under any circumstances, but especially if you're shooting for the kind of career that involves long hours at work and being on call 24-7.
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I don't meet many people who are talking about shows on Showtime.
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When you're a teenage girl, a lot of being pretty has to do with your hair.
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It's humbling and enthralling to know your legacy when you're alive.
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I'm not dark; I'm not. The main thing I consider in accepting a role is less the tone of the movie and more whether I think it's a good film, whether I like the character and whether I think I could do it. I don't think, 'Oh, I've done X amount of dark films.'
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Everyone should be good at what they do.
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I don't feel that electronic music has to stand on the back of urban artists or anyone else to be recognized. It's great music.
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Knowing what I knew about Russia, as much as I loved the music and was fascinated by the songs and the whole idea of it, I knew it would be a very lengthy and frustrating process.
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I have a collection of impractical vintage dresses and jackets. I guess I never grew out of the 'playing dress up' faze. It's actually a bit of a problem.
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Pitching keeps you in the games. Home runs win the game.
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I can't even tell you the anxiety I get from being around those cameras!
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I haven't always felt it was okay to read romance novels. When I was younger, it embarrassed me to be seen with my books, but I've come out of the closet.
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The scribbler's life is never done.
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To be happy is only to have freed one's soul from the unrest of unhappiness.
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If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere.
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Creating without claiming, Doing without taking credit, Guiding without interfering, This is Primal Virtue.
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Whoever invented the word ‘grace’ must have seen the wing-folding of the plover.
