Sylvia Earle Quotes

When I arrived on the planet, there were only two billion. Wildlife was more abundant, we were less so; now the situation is reversed.

Sylvia Earle

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People think of me as a nice person because, I think, I have grown into a nice person.

John Darnielle

PeopleMeThinkPersonNiceBecause

I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.

Tom Stoppard

ChangeChange The WorldWorldBelieve

At its height, Guantanamo's population of alleged combatants swelled to nearly 800.

Michael Paterniti

HeightPopulationNearlyAlleged

The only logical thing I can think of is that I knew there were such things as artists, and I knew there were none where I lived. So I knew that to be an artist you had to be somewhere else. And I very much wanted to be somewhere else.

Jasper Johns

ThinkYouArtistI CanLivedThings

I think if I hadn't had the dance background, it would have been much harder as a kid to be like, 'I'm going to be an actress.' But you're involved with one area of the arts and other things interest you. It feels like an easier move.

Dianna Agron

DanceThinkYouKidArtsGoing

In the '80s, all the movies became predictable.

Dean Devlin

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I wear a Chanel backpack most of the time, and my Louis Vuitton Keepall duffel is my go-to carry-on.

Chiara Ferragni

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Coffee in England is just toasted milk.

Christopher Fry

CoffeeMilkJustEnglandToasted

I think 'Breaking Bad' is incredible.

Claire Danes

ThinkBadIncredibleI Think

In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women's right movement. That focused my radio ambitions toward news.

Bob Edwards

WomenCollegeWorldNewsFocused

Of all the inhabitants of the inferno, none but Lucifer knows that hell is hell, and the secret function of purgatory is to make of heaven an effective reality.

Arnold Bennett

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In my book, all manners are is thinking of somebody else.

Penelope Keith

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