E. O. Wilson Quotes
It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.
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Our number one priority is to spend every peso possible to include those who are currently excluded.
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Our alliances and our credibility are crucial elements of our working capital in advancing America's interests in the world, and they have been eroded over the last four years.
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The future is much like the present, only longer.
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Every time I could possibly be doing stand up, I am.
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I love having a big family. I think it's easier, oddly, in some ways, having three children as opposed to one.
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Your genome knows much more about your medical history than you do.
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I work eight hours a day, but I'm not writing all that time. I'm thinking, editing, looking something up. Thinking is what I do a lot of.
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Robots are good at things that are structured.
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My background is that of a competitive athlete and a fighter, and I'm bringing something totally different to 'The Biggest Loser' that wasn't there before.
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I grew up in Germany for a little while, and all my German friends said that Seattle, weather and energy-wise, is a lot like West Germany. It's true.
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I'm 5-feet-9, I have a deep voice, and I have a way with a line. What can I do about it? I can't stay home waiting for something different. I think it's a total waste of energy worrying about typecasting.
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Relying on someone else to be successful only ties you down and limits you.
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I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context.
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You must pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please ignore this notice.
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I'm the guy that has written at great length about exactly how we should profoundly reform Social Security. If I were afraid of going after entitlements, I wouldn't have done that, I wouldn't have put Medicaid reform in this budget, I wouldn't have called for the reductions in spending, which people will scream about, but I think are necessary.
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I am not some goddess that dropped down from the sky to sing pop music; I am not some extra-incredible human person that needs to be told how wonderful they are all day and kissed.
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A lot of people may know my face and know that I'm a good player on the football field, but they probably don't really know me as a person.
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My parents, along with my brother and sister, are vegetarians.
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Winning is everything in Hollywood.
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I was thinking on the rollers today that, before a race, if I could just pick my brain up and put it on the side of the track for four minutes, it would be perfect.
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People who do not recognize their Owner and discover their Master are miserable and bewildered. But those who do, and then take refuge in His Mercy and rely on His Power, see this desolate world transformed into a place of rest and felicity, a place of exchange for the Hereafter.
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It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.
