Hope Jahren Quotes

My father was a physicist, while I am a biogeochemist. I live to study plants, and he has never had more than a generic interest in biology.

Hope Jahren

Recitation: by Male by Female

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FatherLiveI AmPlantsBiologyHe

Our minds are not our friends when they realize we have work to do - they're our enemies.

Melvin Van Peebles

WorkFriendsMindsRealizeEnemies

I always knew that I wanted to be creative, that I wanted to create something.

Maynard James Keenan

CreativeCreateAlwaysSomething

What is male and what is female? I don't always feel female.

Maxine Peake

FeelAlwaysFemaleMale

Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it.

Maya Angelou

LoveGreatYouWantWhateverAble

But we did conclude that Ray had actually killed Dr. King pursuant to his theory that he was going to be able to get hold of that money. He had learned of this offer through his ties in the Missouri State Penitentiary.

Louis Stokes

MoneyKingThroughHoldGoingGet

I don't buy into this, 'Oh, poor us. We've got tough budget problems.'

Lisa Murkowski

ToughProblemsBudgetPoorBuyUs

Keeping a bar clean is basic in this business. Having a staff that speaks adequate English is basic.

Jon Taffer

BusinessCleanBarEnglishBasic

What sets Iris Stevenson apart is her success in a system that in no way supports her - with the hardest possible children to convert.

Dawn Steel

SuccessChildrenWayPossibleSystem

Fashion is always of the time in which you live. It is not something standing alone. But the grand problem, the most important problem, is to rejeuvenate women. To make women look young. Then their outlook changes. They feel more joyous.

Coco Chanel

WomenLiveAloneTimeFashionLook

It's good to be on the power list, but I don't see a practical use of it except when people introduce me to audiences.

Arundhati Bhattacharya

GoodPowerPeopleMeSeeIntroduce

I enjoy thinking about ways to create something that other people have not even thought about, something no one has managed to achieve.

Shigeru Miyamoto

PeopleThinkingThoughtEnjoyCreate

In Buddhist teaching, ignorance is considered the fundamental cause of violence - ignorance... about the separation of self and other... about the consequences of our actions.

Sharon Salzberg

IgnoranceSelfViolenceConsequences

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