John Muir Quotes

Every other civilized nation in the world has been compelled to care for its forests, and so must we if waste and destruction are not to go on to the bitter end, leaving America as barren as Palestine or Spain.

John Muir

Recitation: by Male by Female

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WorldCareEndAmericaGoLeaving

I was racing through life, utterly confused and angry. I don't know if I was out of control; it was more like I felt frustrated with myself and everything I saw happening around me.

Jimmy Nail

LifeMyselfAngryMeControlRacing

I hate wearin' sunglasses, to be honest with you. You don't need sunglasses in Ireland.

Tristan MacManus

HateSunglassesYouNeedHonest

Film, for me, is in two stages. One is when I write the script more or less on my own - that's the nice bit. And then comes for me the unpleasant bit when they all go off, 100 people - actors and camera people and film and sound - and I stay away. When they go into the editing room, I come in again, and that's the bit I like.

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

PeopleMeCameraGoNiceEditing

A lot of times I think the cast members, the lead characters in a show really set the tone for the show. On some shows, the stars of the show will just be whining and complaining and spending the whole time texting their boyfriends on their Blackberries, and there's just no attention given to the work.

Misha Collins

WorkStarsTimeThinkAttention

As an only child, you've got to stand up for yourself.

Luke James

YourselfChildStand UpStandYou

One of the nice things about the United States is that, wherever you go, people speak the same language. So native New Yorkers can move to San Francisco, Houston, or Milwaukee and still understand and be understood by everyone they meet. Right? Well, not exactly. Or, as a native New Yorker might put it, 'Wrong!'

Deborah Tannen

PeopleSpeakLanguageYouNiceMeet

When you master the art of being fully awake to this moment, you bestow a precious gift on your soul - the experience of love. Being present is the art of the soul.

Debbie Ford

LoveArtMomentExperienceSoulYou

With speed skating, it's like doing one-legged squats over and over again, with that one leg absorbing more than 80 percent of your weight. It takes an enormous amount of strength, and you're in such a weird position.

Apolo Ohno

StrengthWeirdDoingSpeedYouMore

I didn't really know what to expect, but I thought there aren't a lot of rap groups that can say they have a documentary done about them, so my attitude was like, 'Shoot, why not?' I'm sure there are a lot of people that would like to take our place. I felt like we should all embrace it.

Phife Dawg

AttitudePeopleThoughtPlaceKnow

When I was younger, I had big visions of changing the world.

Rick Danko

WorldBigChangingYoungerVisions

For a traveler going from any place toward the north, that pole of the daily rotation gradually climbs higher, while the opposite pole drops down an equal amount.

Nicolaus Copernicus

DailyDownPlaceEqualDropsGoing

It's always hard - it's a little counterintuitive to leave your baby at any point during the infancy.

Kelli O'Hara

BabyHardAlwaysLeavePointLittle

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