Douglas Alexander Quotes

I'm at one with Ed Miliband in saying that it's important that people have the right to express their democratic voices and also their deep concerns about climate change because we have a planet in peril.

Douglas Alexander

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ChangePeopleSayingDeepImportant

We see evidence that lakes and forests and wetlands can have different equilibria - so you have a savanna system that may be stable and thriving, but it can also tip over and become an arid steppe if pushed too far by warming, land degradation, and biodiversity loss.

Johan Rockstrom

LossYouBecomeLandOverSee

Working out, no matter what time of the night, rejuvenates me. At times, I don't feel sleepy after a workout session, as I am all fresh and charged up, and I don't mind compromising on my sleep.

Anita Hassanandani Reddy

TimeSleepI AmMindMeNight

I'd be derelict in my duty if I didn't go and continue to use every advantage that I can to promote New York's cause.

Michael Bloomberg

I CanGoNewDutyAdvantageCause

What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.

John Updike

ArtSpaceSpiritBreathingRoom

If you want to be a real human being - a real woman, a real man - you cannot tolerate things which put you to indignation, to outrage. You must stand up. I always say to people, 'Look around; look at what makes you unhappy, what makes you furious, and then engage yourself in some action.'

Stephane Hessel

WomanManYourselfPeopleAction

Nothing to be done really about animals. Anything you do looks foolish. The answer isn't in us. It's almost as if we're put here on earth to show how silly they aren't.

Russell Hoban

SillyYouEarthLooksDoneNothing

Life is extremely resilient once it takes hold, but it requires rich chemistry, large energy sources, and stability, right from the beginning. The comparative planetology of our solar system makes it seem like those initial conditions are hard to come by.

Dimitar Sasselov

LifeBeginningEnergyRichChemistry

I'm a family guy. I want to be home with my family, want to spend as much time with my family as I can.

Donald Driver

FamilyHomeTimeI CanWantGuy

We regard those other cultures, such as that of India, where many people live and believe and behave much as they did 1,000 or 2,000 years ago, as undeveloped.

Arthur Erickson

LivePeopleBelieveIndiaCultures

When suffering happens, it forces us to confront life in a different way than we normally do.

Philip Yancey

LifeSufferingWayUsDifferent

You know what my greatest personal stumbling block is? My shyness.

Susan Lucci

YouKnowPersonalGreatestShyness

To go somewhere where nobody knows you, and to keep your eyes open... That was a beautiful concept in terms of putting yourself in a place to be inspired.

Peter Lindbergh

BeautifulEyesYourselfYouPlace

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