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 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'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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No offense to music - thank you for Entertainer of the Year and all that stuff. But if you're a father or a mother, there's nothing that beats being a parent, and that's the best time of my life right there.
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I have never thought of a full-fledged career in Bollywood because boxing has never left my mind. But you never know.
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I love people who break boundaries and always create something new and fresh.
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The United States has a responsibility to defend our values.
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Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.
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If life turns her back on you, grab her ass.
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I didn't think of myself as a singer. I'm an actor who recites words, and sometimes that happens to be on musical notes.
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I was an immigrant. I came here at 12. We were caught behind the Iron Curtain until I was 10.
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It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.
