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Hope Jahren Quotes

In our tiny town, my father wasn't a scientist - he was the scientist, and being a scientist wasn't his job: it was his identity.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: September 27, 1969

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Father Job Identity Being He Tiny

Let my life as Poet begin. I want the life of the Poet. I have labored for over twelve years, one thousand pages of prose. Now, I want the easiness of poetry. The brevity of the poem.

Maxine Hong Kingston

Life Poetry My Life Now Want Begin

Most children - I know I did when I was a kid - fantasize another set of parents. Or fantasize no parents. They don't tell their real parents about that - you don't want to tell Mom and Dad.

Children Parents Mom You Know Want

I think there are a lot of Republicans who recognize that investment in adolescent girls and empowering them is good for our foreign policy. When they're educated, they tend to give back more to their communities, to rise out of poverty in a way that is good for their families and their communities and, ultimately, their countries.

Good Think Poverty Back Rise Way

The Oscar nomination is great. It's a great pat on the back. And I like that.

Great Back Like Pat Nomination

We associate the North Atlantic with cod. The motto of Newfoundland used to be 'In cod we trust.' It was a joke, but it was essentially true. But there is no cod anymore. And that's extraordinary. It's all because of either greed or politics - Canadian politics.

Simon Winchester

Trust Motto Politics Greed True

Any time you can take a book a little beyond the realm of pure entertainment, I think it's a good thing. But I don't really have it on my to-do list when I write a book. It just evolves naturally during the process of immersing yourself in a subject.

Good Time Yourself Book Think You

We all know that an angry electorate is a voting electorate.

Angry Voting Know Electorate

The American people overwhelmingly oppose taxpayer funding of abortions, and it's no different in Arizona, where we have long-standing policy against subsidizing them with public dollars.

People American Policy Where Against

I go to frozen pizza or soy chicken nuggets when I need a five-minute meal.

Christina Applegate

Pizza Go Chicken Need Frozen Meal

Nowhere is Universalism welcomed and encouraged by a people; everywhere governments have forced and are forcing Universalism upon unwilling and resistant subjects.

People Nowhere Forcing Forced

For Donald Trump, Latinos are second-class citizens. We believe we are all Americans. We believe we are strong together. There is a big difference in this sense between the two parties and the candidates.

Together Believe Strong Donald Trump

I'm an actor. I was trained by Stella Adler, one of the greatest teachers of the world. I was 19 years old, and she frightened me to death. I was her houseboy for a while.

Death Me World Actor Teachers She

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