Richard Preston Quotes

No one knows exactly when or where the redwood entered the history of life on earth, though it is an ancient kind of tree and has come down to our world as an inheritance out of deep time.

Richard Preston

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I used to have six left feet. Now I only have one and a half left feet.

Jesse McCartney

FeetNowHalfLeftUsedOnly

Many seventh graders I know in Illinois, as well as around the Nation, are studying the Constitution. I was pretty impressed with the quality of education our children are receiving because they had not expected me to ask them about it.

Melissa Bean

EducationChildrenQualityMeKnow

To not be self-conscious of your appearance is huge, and something that I desperately hope to carry into film at some point in my useless life - to not be thinking, 'My ear looks weird from this angle, why is the camera over there?'

Anna Kendrick

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One of the many things I like about baseball is how it combines individual talent and teamsmanship.

Jed S. Rakoff

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Definitely, I want to continue doing films and television, but my heart is in music. I've written for most of my life.

Michael J. Willett

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Books are challenging and inspirational to me.

Amy Sedaris

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Alex Gross is an L.A. artist who has become a friend. His work is really compelling.

Stana Katic

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'Mnemonic' is a play about memory.

Simon McBurney

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We love to race in the sand dunes in Glamis.

Robby Gordon

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I think what separates me from the candidates is the fact that I have a proven track record of being a fighter. A fighting for what people believe in, whether it is popular or not. Despite the opposition, I stand true. Because people know that I will do what I say. And that I say what I do.

Michele Bachmann

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I work out a lot, but I like to do action sports. A lot of surfing, mountain-biking.

Julia Mancuso

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It's a tribal state, and it always will be. Whether we like it or not, whenever we withdraw from Afghanistan, whether it's now or years from now, we'll have an incendiary situation. Should we stay and play traffic cop? I don't think that serves our strategic interests.

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

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