Edward Abbey Quotes
'Somewhere in the depths of solitude, beyond wilderness and freedom, lay the trap of madness.'
Quotes to Explore
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My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.
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At times, it seems as if the only women effortlessly balancing their jobs, kids, husbands and homes are the ones on TV.
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Mr. Obama's approach to engagement to some degree makes him dependent on people who wish neither him nor America well. This doesn't have to end badly and I hope that it doesn't - but it's not an ideal position after one's first year in power.
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I don't think I have a black-hat image.
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It should be no surprise that religion in the non-western world has failed to disappear under the juggernaut of industrial capitalism, or that liberal democracy finds its most dedicated saboteurs among the new middle classes.
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I thought what would be really just choice for a revamp and a reboot is 'The Greatest American Hero.' I think I'd be just that kind of perfect not prepared for this kind of thing, but thrust into circumstances he's not prepared for... that's another niche of mine. Unpreparedness. Not knowing what to do. I'm good at being that guy.
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Sometimes I sit down to dinner with people and I realize there is a massive military machine surrounding us, trying to kill the people I'm having dinner with.
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When you have that long, flowing hair, you feel different - when you cut it, the framing of your face changes immediately.
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My whole thing is I just always wanted to be a working actor and I just wanted to stop waiting tables.
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Health consists of having the same diseases as one's neighbors.
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No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.
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The earth is such a voluminous, sparse, wild place that has its own rhythm that human beings try to control and strategize our way around, but the truth is, if you're out someplace like the ocean on a capsized boat, it doesn't matter if you have academic degrees, or if you're a martial-arts ninja. Nature is a bigger force than you.
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Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.
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When I was 14, I had no pressure. I was a kid, and I didn't understand all the attention.
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Every author really wants to have letters printed in the papers. Unable to make the grade, he drops down a rung of the ladder and writes novels.
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The government must adopt a rights-based approach that speaks to the needs and aspirations of surrogate mothers, children born out of surrogacy, and all individuals who want access to altruistic surrogacy services.
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People who devote themselves to a life of style are admirable.
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And yet it moves.
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When I was growing up and watching 'The Sweeney,' the notion of police officers being an inch away from the villains that they're chasing was commonplace.
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If negative meant positive we'd be heroes.
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It almost makes the secrets more important, those few things you actually do choose to keep to yourself.
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I'm incredibly tenacious, but I also try so hard in my work to really listen to people and address their point of view. In the end, I always remember who I'm an advocate for.
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In solitude there grows what anyone brings into it, the inner beast too. Therefore solitude is inadvisable to many.
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'Somewhere in the depths of solitude, beyond wilderness and freedom, lay the trap of madness.'
