Wallace Stegner Quotes
Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed ... so that never again can we have the chance to see ourselves single, separate, vertical and individual in the world, part of the environment of trees and rocks and soil, part of the natural world and competent to belong in it.Wallace Stegner
Quotes to Explore
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I don't think I could think of a single thing that's more isolating than being famous.
Lady Gaga -
When in doubt, wear a suit. Look at male politicians: you see them in a suit, and they look fine. But if you see a picture of them on the weekend or on vacation, there's a good chance they look terrible and unstylish.
Carine Roitfeld -
Reparations, I believe, are talked about for political reasons, trying to cater for the purpose of getting votes. If Congress was serious about reparations - in '93 and '94 the Democrats controlled the House, the Senate and the White House, and not one single Republican vote was needed for reparations.
J. C. Watts -
A novel is like a sausage. You might like the final taste but you don't want to see how it was made.
Harlan Coben -
Vulnerability is huge. I love to see that in characters. It's something I feel like a lot of my comedic heroes have always done.
Ed Helms -
The best thing about being on the road in general is just playing every single night in front of people that are genuinely fans of your music.
Ed Sheeran
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The Supreme Court is having a hard time integrating schools. What chance do I have to integrate audiences?
Nat King Cole -
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.
Abraham Lincoln -
I see it as a responsibility of mine to teach others.
Barry Larkin -
A tactic used by authors of virtually every single book I've ever read that propounds a conspiracy theory is to attack an agency as being part of a conspiracy in the Kennedy assassination, but when this same agency comes up with something favorable to the author's position, the author will cite that same agency as credible support for his argument.
Vincent Bugliosi -
The way I train, the way I spar, I'm out of my comfort zone every single day, and you can see the result in my fights.
Rafael dos Anjos -
So you've decided to travel around the world. This is an excellent thing to do. It's a precious place, this planet. We should see it.
J. Maarten Troost
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Although lynchings have steadily increased in number and barbarity during the last twenty years, there has been no single effort put forth by the many moral and philanthropic forces of the country to put a stop to this wholesale slaughter.
Ida B. Wells -
People, in whatever walk of life, would be surprised if they just gave themselves a chance by believing in what they are.
Hale Irwin -
My students often ask me, 'What is sociology?' And I tell them, 'It's the study of the way in which human beings are shaped by things that they don't see.'
Sam Richards -
Overall when you work in fashion, you're always in a rush. You're always a little late, always in a hurry. Every single moment's important, so you never have enough time to do what you want to do. It's ridiculous.
Ines de La Fressange -
I get tweets every single day going, like, 'I'm so glad you weren't on 'The X Factor.'
Ed Sheeran -
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
Abigail Adams
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What drives people to public service is a sense of possibility. If you haven't sensed that possibility you don't get started in the same way, you don't feel you can have an impact.
Henry Hampton -
I want to change the world. I want to be a part of culture. I want to help teach.
Big Sean -
That's really all I want, to be able to change the world with my voice.
Jackie Evancho -
Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed ... so that never again can we have the chance to see ourselves single, separate, vertical and individual in the world, part of the environment of trees and rocks and soil, part of the natural world and competent to belong in it.
Wallace Stegner