Wallace Stegner Quotes
How much wilderness do the wilderness-lovers want? ask those who would mine and dig and cut and dam in such sanctuary spots as these. The answer is easy: Enough so that there will be in the years ahead a little relief, a little quiet, a little relaxation, for any of our increasing millions who need and want it.
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No government should ever be big enough to substitute for the family.
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There's a place in my heart for every team I played on.
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In general, states do not count on pledges of 'no more war' from their neighbors. Israel's army never counted on it from Egypt, for example.
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The concept is basically; that the pieces we know and love are made up of scales, arpeggios, and the like.
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Better reality than a dream: if something is real, then it's real and you're not to blame.
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I have always taken care of my body; I'm not a drinker, I've never smoked. And I've always exercised. That's all you have to do.
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In L.A., you tend to see a lot of people do very bizarre things. I love it.
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I'd love to continue my career in Hollywood - I'd love to do another action film, or a romantic comedy, or horror. I love horror films.
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Congo, my country, has the largest forest in Africa, maybe the second-largest in the world. I was born in a forest area, and when I was growing up, I assisted my uncle, who was a poacher. That was good, because it grew my passion for protecting the forest and plants.
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Some twins feel like they need to compare themselves to each other, but we're not that way. That's because of my parents, though, and having six kids in the family.
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I also was a huge 'Dukes of Hazzard' fan. I used to have T-shirts that said 'Dierks of Hazzard' custom-made.
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Only through Beauty's morning gate, dost thou enter the land of Knowledge.
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They're waiting for what the government has to say rather than what the national project has to say.
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People ask me what makes a great skier. It takes the gift; but besides the gift it takes all the availability of mind which permit total control of all the elements that lead to victory. - total composure.
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Luck is a thing that comes in many forms and who can recognize her?
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The first space walk, it's really got your attention. You know you're travelling eight times faster than a rifle bullet, and you're outside. Second space walk, you're a lot more relaxed, you're looking over your shoulder, admiring the view of Earth. What was funny about the third space walk was that mission control in Houston called and said, "Take a moment and enjoy the view".
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Just because you used one set on one guy and had success doesn't mean you can use that exact set, that exact timing, the next time.
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When you tame someone they become unique to you in all the world.
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I dig all kinds of competition.
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How much wilderness do the wilderness-lovers want? ask those who would mine and dig and cut and dam in such sanctuary spots as these. The answer is easy: Enough so that there will be in the years ahead a little relief, a little quiet, a little relaxation, for any of our increasing millions who need and want it.
