John Burroughs Quotes
Science has done more for the development of Western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred.
Quotes to Explore
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If a political opponent has different approaches than mine, that doesn't make them a bad person. It means they have different backgrounds, experiences, and ideas.
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I want to ski down Mount Cho Oyu in the Himalayas when I am 85, descending from a height of 8,201 meters.
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A big reason why I'm not a big TV watcher is that in my formative years as a viewer, there wasn't that much great television on, or at least, television that appealed to me.
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You can't talk of the dangers of snake poisoning and not mention snakes.
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I study what's happening in music. I want to sound different than everybody else.
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I used to have a sort of soft spot for Huckabee. He seemed to have a genuinely saintly streak, which caused him to defend illegal immigrants and give pardons to criminals who were perhaps a little less rehabilitated than he had imagined.
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I look good. I feel good and not to sound conceited I sound great.
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You can take the boy out of Bombay; you can't take Bombay out of the boy, you know.
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I don't want my writing to be work to read. My main goal is completely shameless entertainment. I want people to smile and giggle and enjoy the book. I'm not trying to save the world through literature.
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Having a child makes you strong and gives you chutzpah. It relaxed my attitude to the job; my center of focus shifted, which I think is very helpful, because even if you're not a very indulgent actor you spend a lot of time thinking about yourself. I don't think that is particularly healthy.
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Whenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.
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There are many challenges in the global education ecosystem: from top-down systemic issues in how educational services are organized and delivered, to bottom-up issues of curriculum effectiveness, accountability, and human resource allocation.
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It's such an honor to do this job because I love it. And I get to work outside, and what can beat that?
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I didn't go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director.
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Now there are certain things you have to prepare - like dialect and special skills. But in the moment, interaction between two characters on the page doesn't need - for me, I don't need to prepare that.
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When I am in Egypt, I am along for the ride - I am a privileged outsider, but an outsider nonetheless.
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The bottom line: health care reform is about the patient, not about the physician.
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We women are going to bring change. We are speaking up for girls' rights, but we must not behave like men, like they have done in the past.
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We have to go along a road covered with blood. We have no other alternative. For us it is a matter of life or death, a matter of living or existing. We have to be ready to face the challenges that await us.
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It never rains when you want it to You humble me, Lord
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There are situations where the best solution still doesn't make everyone happy. The trick is understanding what's best.
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I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people.
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Science has done more for the development of Western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred.
