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Douglas Tompkins Quotes

Conservation is not without its critics and opposition. There are a lot of special interests that don't want to see land set aside.

Douglas Tompkins

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: March 20, 1943 - December 8, 2015

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Want Special Land Critics See Set

Some in my party threaten to send a message that they don't know a just war when they see it, and more broadly that they're not prepared to use our military strength to protect our security and the cause of freedom.

Strength Freedom War Security Party

One may summon his philosophy when they are beaten in battle, not till then.

Battle Philosophy May Beaten His

It has taken centuries to create the freest, fairest, most prosperous societies in the world, and there have been lots of studies about this.

World Create Been Most Taken About

I genuinely enjoy talking one-to-one. I have no shyness about that.

Stephanie Beacham

Talking Enjoy Shyness About

There's nothing I've done that I feel a lot of regret over because I stuck to my guns, even when it got uncomfortable - and it will get uncomfortable because you're going up against the wall.

Regret Feel Uncomfortable You Wall

When Steve Jobs died last week, there was a huge outcry, and that was very moving and justified.

Moving Week Last Steve Jobs Very

Two quite opposite qualities equally bias our minds - habits and novelty.

Jean de la Bruyere

Bias Minds Two Opposite Habits Our

People apparently only read mystery stories of any length. With mysteries, the longer the better, and people will read any damn thing. But the indulgent, 800-page books that were written a hundred years ago are just not going to be written anymore, and people need to get used to that.

Cormac McCarthy

People Better Mystery Damn Will Get

I remember an article, I can't recall who by, it was after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which said that now the Wall was down, there could be no more class war. Only someone with money could ever say such a thing.

Money War Someone Remember Fall Say

It makes perfect economic sense to integrate women in the economy in the developing world in order to catch up with advanced countries, thereby minimising socioeconomic costs as well.

Arancha Gonzalez

Women World Perfect Economy Up Well

I'm really not a TV junkie... OK, I kind of am a TV junkie, but I'm much more of a movie junkie - my junk food is romantic comedies I've seen a million times.

Food Romantic Kind More Junk Food

Certainly, you envy the guys that have done all kinds of things, a variety of good scripts and good directors. Then again, having worked with Cassavetes has satisfied a big part of that.

Good You Envy Done Satisfied Big

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