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Derrick Jensen Quotes

In all of my books, I've emphasized that the fundamental difference between civilized and indigenous ways of being is that, for even the most open-minded of the civilized, listening to the natural world is a metaphor.

Derrick Jensen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: December 19, 1960

Topics

Listening World Open-Minded Natural

I loved the game. We played because we loved it.

Jim Brown

Game Loved Because Played

When I talk about work or my take on life, all the joyfulness and excitement never seem to make it in.

Andrea Riseborough

Life Work Excitement Talk Never

We read that Adam and Methuselah lived so many centuries; at that time, it was the custom to marry in the family - marry as closely as possible - so that the tie of blood might be as strong as it could be made.

Max Heindel

Family Time Strong Blood Possible

The most important issue we have to deal with is freedom of movement.

Anna Lindh

Freedom Important Movement Deal Most

Having led many negotiations with countries outside the E.U. in the past, we would never enter the same compromises and reach the same good outcomes with states that don't shoulder the responsibilities and costs of the common market.

Angela Merkel

Good Past Reach Never Outside Same

Real estate is the key cost of physical retailers. That's why there's the old saw: location, location, location.

Jeff Bezos

Real Estate Key Why Old Real Cost

I've always loved the club. Kaka was my role model when I was young, and my aim now is to go down in Milan history.

Stephan El Shaarawy

History Loved Down Role Model Young

I think I've always been waiting for things to happen.

Robin Wright

Waiting Think Always Happen Things

I spent a long time reporting on trans issues, and I know in the course of that reporting I saw how deeply adversity runs.

Ronan Farrow

Adversity Time Long Know Long Time

I'm an actor of the theater.

Russell Hornsby

Actor Theater

I find my best writing time is actually 6 A.M., before the detritus of the day - the fish fingers and the school uniform and dogs and bills - have had a chance to clog up my brain. I can usually get 500 words done before 7 A.M. But it is difficult, and the Internet, and social networking, are terrible timesucks.

Jojo Moyes

Time Best Day Words School Brain

As a musician and a songwriter, it is an act of the ego to believe that other people might be interested in your point of view. But it is usually an empathetic nature that gets you going in the first place.

Bono

Nature People Ego Believe View You