Peter Matthiessen Quotes

Here I am, safely returned over those peaks from a journey far more beautiful and strange than anything I had hoped for or imagined - how is it that this safe return brings such regret?

Peter Matthiessen

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The economy's always been the engine for our national security.

Jim Mattis

SecurityEconomyAlwaysEngineBeen

A great leader should make it clear to her team members that as a matter of culture, her job is to replace herself. A new hire should know from the outset that she will ultimately have to bring in new talent to replace herself so that she can personally better herself and achieve loftier goals.

Joe Lonsdale

GoalsLeaderGreatCultureJobTeam

It's nice just to be able to go out and, basically, be able to play other types of music and not have any pressure to almost explain it and justify why you did. I just do it because I like to have some fun.

Joe Bonamassa

MusicFunPressureYouPlayNice

I began my studies in a sound and electrical engineering program, but I ultimately created a major called 'Ritual Art.'

Jidenna

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If there is an impact on climate change due to natural causes, we need to understand that, and cannot escape responsibility to deal with what we are doing now.

John C. Mather

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I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.

John Lewis

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Pursuing music eats into your life to the point where there is no space left for anything else. You are lucky if you find a partner who is able to understand that, but even then, they will only understand it for a while, and then things get - you know, difficult.

Jean-Michel Jarre

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So when I became interested in photography and further being inspired by the work that I saw of Ansel and others, it was a natural extension to go back to these places that I knew as a kid and explore them with my camera.

John Sexton

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The VA should use every tool at their disposal to support and treat our veterans, including the specialized care offered by service dogs.

Ron DeSantis

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When I first quit my day job, I was terrified. I called my editors and said I'm trying to make a go of this, and they threw every contract at me they could. And for two years, I had a book or an anthology out every month.

MaryJanice Davidson

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I will listen to Mr Bush but my position is very clear and very firm. The occupation is a fiasco. There have been almost more deaths after the war than during the war.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

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'GQ,' you've been patiently and stylishly educating me forever. To be truly stylish, you have to be kind and courteous.

Douglas Booth

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