Michael Pollan Quotes

Corn is a greedy crop, as farmers will tell you.

Michael Pollan

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I've done all sorts of children's things before, but none as big as 'Harry Potter.'

John Hurt

ChildrenDoneThingsBigNoneHarry

In life, if you stay quiet, you'll get left behind. So I had to learn to be more vocal and outgoing.

Jaylen Brown

LifeLearnYouQuietMoreLeft

Marriage was never a destination with me.

Diane von Furstenberg

MarriageMeDestinationNever

Ten flashing lights are a nuisance but 500 are fantastic.

Christoph Waltz

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The best ideas come out of getting lost.

Cornelia Parker

BestIdeasLostOutComeGetting

I'm happy to say that at 62, I think I've reached that point where stuff doesn't bother me as much, and my gratitude level has gone way up, especially having gone through the loss that I've had, and losing so many of the great artists that I was close to. They taught me how to see it with a grain of salt and a lot of humor and perspective.

Bonnie Raitt

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You can't stop people watching on mobiles, but I hope the old fashioned idea of sitting in a dark room with a big screen with a group of strangers lives on forever.

Asif Kapadia

HopePeopleYouStrangersDarkStop

In the same way that you're driven in your business to keep innovating - Facebook is a wonderful example of constant innovation - think about doing that in philanthropy.

Pierre Omidyar

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I'd like to rescue people in trouble, like Superman.

Sheridan Smith

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My father was sleepless most of his life. So by the age of five, I was awake with him all night long, watching bad television or we'd lie in the same bed, and I'd read my comic books while he read his latest spy or mystery novel.

Sherman Alexie

LifeFatherAgeLieNightMystery

There has to be essentially a completely new regulatory framework for Hyperloop because it is not high-speed rail. It's not rail.

Shervin Pishevar

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I started track and field when I was 12 and didn't get to an Olympic Games until I was nearly 23. By any stretch of the imagination that's a very long apprenticeship.

Sebastian Coe

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