Diane Ackerman Quotes

As the most social apes, we inhabit a mirror-world in which every important relationship, whether with spouse, friend or child, shapes the brain, which in turn shapes our relationships.

Diane Ackerman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 7, 1948

Topics

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Writing was, is, and will always be my favorite job.

John Corey Whaley

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If I'm going somewhere to work, I'm there to work as hard as I can, put out the best product possible, and help any way I can along the way.

Matt Hardy

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Certainly people have a lot tougher situations than I've had to deal with. But I will say we are all dying from the moment we are born. This is not just rehearsal.

Michael J. Fox

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I work at night, starting at around 10 o'clock and working until 2 or 3 in the morning. I do that usually five days a week. In Berkeley, I have an office behind our house that I share with my wife, who works more in the daytime.

Michael Chabon

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The chains which cramp us most are those which weigh on us least.

Sophie Swetchine

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A radical inner transformation and rise to a new level of consciousness might be the only real hope we have in the current global crisis brought on by the dominance of the Western mechanistic paradigm.

Stanislav Grof

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Cynicism is kind of like folding your arms and stepping back and commenting on things, like the old guys in 'The Muppets,' just throwing out comments all the time, whereas there are other people on the ground really trying to affect things and improve their lives and the lives of other people. I think it's noble and I think it's cool.

Josh Radnor

TimePeopleCoolThinkTryingBack

All of the best songs happen on a whim.

Diplo

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I've been a fan of 'Rocky Horror'... my mom let me see it at a really early age.

Christina Milian

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I think Donald Trump has a significant number of issues where he is not a Republican.

Cory Gardner

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Trade has helped the economy grow. Simultaneously, a sizable number of Americans haven't shared in that bounty, and if we don't pay attention to their concerns, all the political favor for open markets will dry up.

Austan Goolsbee

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I do think a key to success in any walk of life is having a short memory and a thick skin - I know it has served me well over the years.

Aubrey McClendon

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