Edward Abbey Quotes
He recalled Dr. Sarvis' favorite apothegm: When the situation is hopeless, there's nothing to worry about.
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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A painting probably is the most shocking increase in value, from what it costs to make to what you sell it for.
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It's not a monster movie. It's a supernatural thriller.
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There is always pressure in football.
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Now and always, hard-line policy and those who embrace it are vessels for darker forces that are at once self-cannibalizing and combustible. No good can come of them. They are unsustainable because their sense of righteousness denies human worth.
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Ask any teenage girl to describe her perfect bedroom, and you'll get answers like 'a room with a private phone line, a place to hang out with friends, and for it to be way-cool and funky.' Ask parents the same question, and 'a locked door that opens on their 21st birthday' might top the list!
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Anything scarce will ultimately be tokenized because the benefits of digitization and increased liquidity are so great.
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I never go to temples, but when I see a child, I see God in them.
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I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.
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I've never had a MySpace or a Facebook page. I avoid that entirely.
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I'm very interested in the idea of unusual museums, ones that are not necessarily contemporary art museums - more like historical collections or house museums.
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The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.
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Disease and ill health are caused largely by damage at the molecular and cellular level, yet today's surgical tools are too large to deal with that kind of problem.
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A smart phone essentially creates a dossier of your travels, and consumers have no control over who will eventually see that information.
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I am one of those people that's never been really cynical about life, you know.
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I'm a strong fighter, I'm a fighter who can adapt to my surroundings.
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I remember visiting my grandmother Adele in Ponce Inlet, Florida, when I was three years old, and she had an IBM electric typewriter. I thought that this electric typewriter was about the most fascinating toy in the world - I liked the little bell and the sounds and the feel of the keys and especially the erase key.
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Every day there are homeowners in California who will either receive relief so they can stay in their home, or will be in the foreclosure process and potentially lose their home. And that always weighed heavily on my mind.
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A woman with cut hair is a filthy spectacle, and much like a monsterit being natural and comely to women to nourish their hair, which even God and nature have given them for a covering, a token of subjection, and a natural badge to distinguish them from men.
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My writing voice is a little quirkier, more singer-songwriter-y than the Top 40 stuff I cover.
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I'm not going to worry about proving people wrong. My goal isn't to prove people wrong. You can't worry about what other people say.
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The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability. I can't worry about that.
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Press critics worry that the rise of media polarization threatens the foundation of credible, common information that American politics needs to thrive.
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He recalled Dr. Sarvis' favorite apothegm: When the situation is hopeless, there's nothing to worry about.
