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Tom Steyer Quotes

On the path to a low-carbon, clean-energy future, we need cleaner, non-intermittent sources of power that will allow us to keep the lights on when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining.

Tom Steyer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: June 27, 1957

Topics

Future Power Path Sun Wind Lights

Food is a way to explore culture and ground the story in a specific time and place. I still remember the meals and snacks from my first novel, 'Shug': pork chops and applesauce and Coca-Cola and peanuts, which are very Southern. When a character has roots elsewhere, food is a way to connect with home and another culture.

Jenny Han

Home Character Time Food Culture

Commercial movies have no feeling, no sensitivity. Most people tell me people won't understand films with feeling. But everyone can feel.

John Cassavetes

People Me Feel Feeling Understand

Probably more than any other movie we've made here at Pixar, 'Up' was the one we were the most nervous about.

John Lasseter

Nervous More Up Here Made Most

Obviously I've had this fascination with aristocracy my whole life. Like, the kings and queens of 500 years ago... they're like rock stars. If there was a 'TMZ' 500 years ago, it would be about, like, Henry VIII and Marie Antoinette and all those people.

Lorde

Life Stars People Kings Rock Years

Our house is made of glass... and our lives are made of glass; and there is nothing we can do to protect ourselves.

Joyce Carol Oates

House Glass Nothing Protect Made

Productivity is a relative matter. And it's really insignificant: What is ultimately important is a writer's strongest books.

Joyce Carol Oates

Important Matter Productivity Books

I'm skinny, but a soft skinny. I have strong legs, but my arms are like pea pods with single peas for elbows.

Josh Gondelman

Strong Legs Single Skinny Soft Arms

I have made my own choice, which is vegetarianism, but it's not the choice I'm imposing on anybody else.

Jonathan Safran Foer

Choice My Own Own Made Anybody Else

I don't think I have ever done anything for this age of children before, a pre-school audience. Generally speaking, we don't have vivid memories of that age and what influenced us, yet clearly they are hugely formative years and it's really important that we can create television of a high quality for that audience.

David Tennant

Age Memories Children Quality Think

I write with a sort of grim determination to deal with things that are hidden and difficult, and this means, I think, that pleasure is out of the question. I would associate this with narcissism anyway, and I would disapprove of it.

Colm Toibin

Determination Think Hidden Difficult

The Opposition aren't really the Opposition. They're just called the Opposition. But in fact they are the Opposition in exile. The Civil Service are the Opposition in residence.

Antony Jay

Service Opposition Just Fact Civil

A conductor can't be too arrogant with an orchestra and try to impose himself too much.

Anthony Hopkins

Too Much Try Orchestra Arrogant Much