Jon Krakauer Quotes

The thing that is most beautiful about Antarctica for me is the light. It's like no other light on Earth, because the air is so free of impurities. You get drugged by it, like when you listen to one of your favorite songs. The light there is a mood-enhancing substance.

Jon Krakauer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 12, 1954

Topics

BeautifulLightMeFreeYouEarth

My answer to a lot of things is to go to work. That's not everybody's answer.

Maura Tierney

WorkGoThingsAnswerEverybodyLot

In Judaism, the temple was the most holy site in the world. But if you extend that argument as a metaphor, and you say 'The world is a holy place,' and you're treating this holy place like a money-lending psycho, then Jesus says, 'This is hypocrisy!' and he'd point it out and flip it over.

Jeff Baena

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As complicated and complex and as difficult as we are, the unity of Europe is a pre-condition for a better organized world, and if the European Union would fail or decompose, or other members left, the U.S. would have a more difficult role to play in the world.

Jean-Claude Juncker

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'24' is a pretty serious show - there isn't a lot of improv that is happening. Having said that, I do play around with the delivery. A lot of the humor comes from playing a character who is very furious and really up in her own brain and in a serious situation. That is humorous to me.

Mary Lynn Rajskub

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I feel lucky. I feel blessed. If you get blessed with some ability, I think you have to work hard at it. Michael Jordan was a great basketball player, but he wasn't the best shooter, even though he had the skill, and he had to work and work at it.

Michael Pena

WorkGreatBestWork HardBlessed

I'm identified as a New York actor, I sound like I'm from New York, and I couldn't be more proud of it.

Michael Rapaport

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When all is said and done, more is said than done.

Lou Holtz

SaidDoneMoreThan

With happiness as with health: to enjoy it, one should be deprived of it occasionally.

Jules Verne

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Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal.

Josh Billings

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Europe became rich because it exploited Africa; and the Africans know that.

Desmond Tutu

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I have a daughter and two grand-daughters and a great grandson in Africa, in Cape Town.

Doris Lessing

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I enjoy working with Melissa a great deal. We're always looking for projects to do together. I was happy to have her do the show, because she doesn't normally do episodic unless she's starring, and I was very happy with the results.

Bruce Boxleitner

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