Jeff Goodell Quotes

Subsidies are hugely important; they represent America's de facto energy policy.

Jeff Goodell

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European investment in Texas alone exceeds all U.S. investment in China and Japan put together.

John Bruton

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I think you also understand that one of the key things that's got to be done in Iraq is to build a mentality of understanding that the military needs to be subordinate to civilian control and respectful of its own people.

John Abizaid

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Sugary drinks are blamed for increasing the rates of chronic disease and obesity in America. Yet efforts to reduce their consumption through taxes or other measures have gone nowhere. The beverage industry has spent millions defeating them.

Robert Reich

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I think there is a certain charm to the hand drawn image that I like. My problem with CGI is that it's so rich in texture that my eyes actually get tired. Everything is in focus down to the littlest leaf.

Matt Groening

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The laws of literature, like the laws of gossip, usually demand exaggeration, decontextualization, a heightened or minimalized reality, and a lot more shape and order and impact than everyday life.

Michelle Huneven

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Humor comes from the surprise release of some buried tension.

Lorrie Moore

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People would say, 'Why are you guys in country music? You look like you're in the Backstreet Boys.' We took so much heat. We always said, 'It's not about hats and Wrangler Jeans. It's about a state of mind. Country is in our souls.'

Jay DeMarcus

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Anything that is non-violent is OK with me.

Jasmine Guy

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I think that a lot of us at home are iron chefs in their own right in that we have to come up with meals real quickly.

Jose Garces

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I've become more interested in creating a band sound than trying to outshine the other guys.

Dimebag Darrell

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It's easy to deprecate some of the puffery and jingoism that often go with affirmations of 'American greatness.' It's also easy to confuse greatness with perfection, as if evidence of our shortcomings is proof of our mediocrity.

Bret Stephens

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My family is really happy that I'm playing Ram.

Ashish Sharma

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