Anthony Doerr Quotes

Hour by hour, minute by minute, I make decisions that seem like the right things to do at the time but which prevent me from reflecting on the most significant, most critical fact in my life: Every day, I participate in a system that is weaponizing our big, gorgeous planet against our kids.

Anthony Doerr

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I've mostly been a happy-go-lucky kind of guy.

Jim O'Heir

KindGuyBeenHappy-Go-LuckyMostly

I will not be a punching bag as part of anyone's defense strategy.

Michael Cohen

BagStrategyWillDefensePart

People ask me all the time, 'How can I become a successful entrepreneur?' And I have to be honest: It's one of my least favorite questions, because if you're waiting for someone else's advice to become an entrepreneur, chances are you're not one.

Michael Dell

TimeWaitingPeopleMeAdviceYou

I went to a general store. They wouldn't let me buy anything specifically.

Steven Wright

MeBuyAnythingGeneralStore

My music is more native than intricate or technical.

Dick Dale

MusicMoreTechnicalThanNative

Day 1, when I was drafted to the Toronto Raptors, they had this stigma on them: Every guy leaves. Nobody wants to be here. Superstars, nobody wants to play in Canada. From Day 1, my whole mindset and approach to the game, being in Toronto, was I wanted to change that whole narrative to that whole organization.

DeMar DeRozan

ChangeDayOrganizationGameMindset

I think Varga is a manifestation, certainly, and someone who can thrive and profit from the world's failure and has worked out the operation, whatever the operation may be, that he's about, which will remain a mystery.

David Thewlis

FailureWorldThinkSomeoneThrive

My favorite animal to hunt is probably elk. There's nothing like the sound of a bugling bull splitting the cold air at first light. And that smell is unmistakable. Once you experience their musk in the wild there's no going back! A close second would be a varmint hunt.

Chris Pratt

LightExperienceAnimalColdYou

Ever see a little kid walking around talking to himself? I'm the same way.

Chubby Checker

WalkingTalkingWayKidSameSee

On average, African-American women are 4 times as likely to die from pregnancy related complications. Latina women are at 2 times greater risk.

Christy Turlington

WomenDieRiskLatinaAverageTimes

As a lyricist, you love to hear other great lyrics or other great concepts.

Alicia Keys

LoveGreatYouConceptsLyricsHear

I completed the first three years of primary school in one year and was admitted to the local school the age of six directly into the fourth year, some two years younger than all my contemporaries.

Sydney Brenner

AgeSchoolYearThreeFirstTwo

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