Marilynne Robinson Quotes

When I lecture, under almost all circumstances, I write a new lecture for the occasion. It helps me think. It helps me make demands of myself that I would not otherwise make.

Marilynne Robinson

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MyselfMeThinkNewCircumstances

I'm the one who has to look in the mirror, and after a while it begins to eat at you.

John Candy

MirrorYouLookEatBeginsWho

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

We never go overboard and above people's heads. We strive to retain that energy, that spirit we've always had. We feel the more simple and original something is, the better.

Angus Young

SimplePeopleEnergyBetterFeelGo

One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.

Michael J. Fox

DignityMayAwayCannotTaken

It is forbidden to go east, but I have gone, forbidden to go on the great river, but I am there. Open your hearts, you spirits, and hear my song.

Stephen Vincent Benet

GreatI AmRiverSongYouGo

Remember, science fiction's always been the kind of first level alert to think about things to come. It's easier for an audience to take warnings from sci-fi without feeling that we're preaching to them. Every science fiction movie I have ever seen, any one that's worth its weight in celluloid, warns us about things that ultimately come true.

Steven Spielberg

ScienceThinkRememberWorthFeeling

I studied Wilfred Owen for my English A Level, and that led me to Sassoon and Blunden, Rosenberg and Thomas.

Tony Bradman

MeLevelEnglishLedStudiedThomas

My belief is that we were put into this world of wonders and beauty with a special ability to appreciate them, in some cases to have the fun of taking a hand in developing them, and also in being able to help other people instead of overreaching them and, through it all, to enjoy life - that is, to be happy.

Robert Baden-Powell

LifeBeautyEnjoy LifeFunHappy

Fifteen years ago, while I was temporarily chairing meetings of pro-life leaders, I pleaded with the angry males to say no to interviews, and instead let beautiful pro-life women become the face for the movement.

Marvin Olasky

WomenBeautifulAngryFaceMeetings

I grew up in a family where everybody had a good time and we were at the lake every weekend and going to the beach and living a good life. It's been the way we always lived, and my wife's the same way - enjoy every day and have fun.

Luke Bryan

LifeFamilyGoodTimeBeachDay

In Hollywood, people tend to have the same sensibilities, the same taste and values, and I didn't want to spend my life that way. I wanted to have a bigger, more interesting life.

Brian Grazer

LifePeopleInterestingMy LifeWant

I drove an orange Camaro and dated a cheerleader. Life was good.

Brad Barkley

LifeGoodOrangeCheerleaderDrove

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