Hope Jahren Quotes

I think plants present an opportunity for people to look closely at something and get invested in something that's truly very much outside of themselves.

Hope Jahren

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OpportunityPeoplePlantsThinkLook

When I went to Vietnam in 1971 with Bob Hope, we went to Da Nang, which was a Marine base. I just have to say it was one of the biggest thrills I have ever had.

Jim Nabors

HopeSayVietnamJustBobEver

I have three younger siblings, so the four of us were outside all the time after school playing games, making up games. My sister made up a game called 'roof ball.' We'd play that constantly. She always beat me in it, and it made me very mad. But we were outside all the time.

Andrew Luck

TimeSchoolMeSisterGamePlay

If you aren't going to do something all the way, don't do it.

Maureen McCormick

YouWaySomethingGoing

I don't think anyone is better than Amazon, and all the new generation of enterprise companies are basically copying them.

Aneel Bhusri

ThinkGenerationBetterNewAmazon

Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

KnowledgeDesirePleasureTakeBeing

I like vocabulary and I actually read a book called 'Word Freak,' which is about a guy who basically went into competitive Scrabble for a year. But having a big vocabulary and being good at Scrabble are not the same thing.

Stephen Amell

GoodBookYearSameVocabularyBig

Transportation is the center of the world! It is the glue of our daily lives. When it goes well, we don't see it. When it goes wrong, it negatively colors our day, makes us feel angry and impotent, curtails our possibilities.

Robin Chase

DailyDayAngryColorsWorldFeel

Movies without meaningful dialogue play well all over the world. The Apostle is probably the best movie of the year, but it won't do squat in Korea.

Robert Benton

BestWorldYearPlayMoviesOver

I don't care what people say about me.

Roger Daltrey

PeopleMeCareSayPeople SayAbout

With solo shows, you have complete control over the set list. If you feel like you want to do something different or do a new song, you can just work it in. You can talk to the audience or not talk to the audience. There's nothing that's set.

Mitski

WorkControlSongFeelYouNew

I never like to get ahead of myself. I'm not one of those people that do that.

Luis Fonsi

MyselfPeopleAheadNeverGetLike

Coming off of 'Book of Mormon,' I had a lot of opportunities. I didn't want to do TV, actually. I really wanted to get paid nothing and keep doing theater at all costs.

Josh Gad

BookOpportunitiesDoingWantComing

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