Edward Abbey Quotes
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I would love to do some theater.
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Grandfather was an old-fashioned pharmacist who never ceased venting his resentment at the growing number of retail items the drugstore had to carry, and he would go into periods of fearful rage when the subject of chain stores was raised.
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I'm a big 'American Idol' watcher, and sometimes I like to watch 'America's Got Talent.' Those are big, corny admissions, but sometimes it's so fun to see those kids really sing their hearts out.
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The words contained in it were inspired by the Holy Spirit into the minds of faithful men, called Prophets and Seers in the Old Testament; and Evangelists and Apostles in the New.
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Six years, I didn't act. Then I wrote myself a role - I won prizes all over the world.
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As someone who works from home, my top style tip is to make sure you get dressed in the morning.
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We're looking for people out there who have demonstrated that they are leaders, have track records of achievement, and want to be part of a force... of a much larger force of determined people who want to bring about, ultimately, institutional change.
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As opposed to journalists, politicians cannot make do with questions. They must also offer answers.
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I don't know that I'd necessarily want to see into the future. I don't want to know what's happening next.
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Waste paper is like a forest - paper recycles itself, generation after generation.
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Like any young person who gets into a political campaign, I joined out of a highfalutin' desire to change the world. But you start to see the sort of tactics people use. You start to see politics not only in the macro but in the micro of the campaign itself. Some people get turned off by this side of it. Other people are drawn to it.
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I'm a natural blonde, but I feel like a brunette.
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I think my own personal style always ends up seeping into characters that I play. I've always had a very distinct idea of fashion for myself, and what a character should wear.
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Sportspersons have to reinvent themselves every day. It helps them improve.
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If you want to be told what to think, well, I'm not in that business.
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To get real diversity of thought, you need to find the people who genuinely hold different views and invite them into the conversation.
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I have no hang-ups in life. I don't care about groups and camps. I have been brought up with certain values and ethics. I have never been egoistic about my stardom and lineage. I don't have any qualms about breaking the ice with my colleagues. I can walk up to any actor and greet him, irrespective of what kind of equation I share with him.
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Negative politics have always been around.
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First and foremost, I'm a real estate person. And that's what I love the most.
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It's a blessing and a curse when your first big public album does so well. 'Twentysomething' sold four million copies - I think we were hoping to sell 80,000. And it's still selling. In some ways, you'll always be defined by that.
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Much more than our other needs and endeavors, it is sexuality that puts us on an even footing with our kind: the more we practice it, the more we become like everyone else: it is in the performance of a reputedly bestial function that we prove our status as citizens: nothing is more public than the sexual act.
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I'm not against making new fans, but I'm not going to go out of my way to pander to someone and try to make them like me; that's not who we are. It's not as if we're fighting to find an audience - we have our audience, and anybody else is definitely welcome.
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We feel that our cause is just and holy... We seek no conquest... All we ask is to be left alone.
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If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness.
