Edward Abbey Quotes
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'Frontline' started doing digital content in 1995. We started streaming our films in 2000.
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Fame can be annoying, but there are perks too.
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I've never been that comfortable talking about myself or about acting.
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Israel is a piece of real estate that neither Jew or Arab will let go of; neither will leave these shores. And so they will have to learn to live together.
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The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother - and the public.
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Anyone who has played the game professionally, you're always taught that the ball is the most important, most precious thing, so when the ball hits the ground, it's always a mad scramble. It's amazing how many times there is a fumble, and the person who recovers it initially doesn't walk away with the ball.
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You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life'.
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Truth is stranger than nonfiction. And life is too interesting to be left to journalists. People have stories, but journalists have 'takes,' and it's their takes that usually win out when the stories are too complicated or, as happens, not complicated enough.
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I first met my husband when I was 15. He was very cool, in a band, all that kind of thing, but he took a long time to grow up. Our paths crossed again 10 years later, and after about two weeks I knew that was it. I'm glad I met him when I did, even though I was fairly young. Because I think sometimes you can crystallise into singledom.
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Giving only 50% of your fortune is not enough.
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I received a call from Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum and head coach Eric Mangini. They asked me if I was ready to become a New York Jet. I quickly answered 'yes' and began to hug everyone at the table.
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I was so horrifically bad at tennis.
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It's going to cost trillions of dollars to rework the energy sources all over the world. Were going to have to move away from fossil fuels.
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At the simplest level, economics can better show us the consequences of our actions. Less simple are cases in which we don't have the knowledge to predict the full consequences. Global warming and climate change are examples.
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If you don't have a refinery operating, it's hard to use oil that's available.
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Have fun, be active. Ride a bike instead of driving, for example.
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I must say that it's easy to write nice things about Chicago because it's that kind of town.
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There's good economic progress in Malaysia. People have a lot to look forward to.
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I think I've had the slowest, most methodical career in the business.
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You probably know me as a producer for 'This American Life', a top podcast in iTunes.
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We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.
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The good things about Chicago save me on a daily basis, like getting to work with my students, seeing a beautiful part of the city, or seeing the people that I love.
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A large majority of Americans believe that corporations exert too much influence on our daily lives and our political process.
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Nothing could be older than the daily news, nothing deader than yesterday's newspaper.
