Hope Jahren Quotes

I think we get used to not seeing the green things around us. I think they become the backdrop of our lives. And I think you actively have to ask somebody to request that they put that in the foreground.

Hope Jahren

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GreenThinkYouSeeingBecomeAsk

We're all about pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps, et cetera - I think that's a harmful mythology, that the choices that we make and the things that we do in our lives are not connected to anything else. So I'd like to help to debunk that.

Jesmyn Ward

ChoicesThinkHelpConnectedUp

For African-American people, I am in the business of inventing a reality that gives a different perspective - on history, on crime, on art, on love.

John Edgar Wideman

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I have more engagement with New Zealand than people might think. Unlike the impression I have of the American president, who sits in the Oval Office and people come to them.

John Key

PeopleThinkAmericanNewOffice

Do not yield. Do not flinch. Stand up. Stand up with our President and fight. We're Americans. We're Americans, and we'll never surrender. They will.

John McCain

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In 'Guild Wars 2,' the dragons are the greatest threat, but there's so much more going on. It's a living world; it's a dynamic world. There are places where you find your piece of earth, and you can develop and play with it.

Jeff Grubb

WorldYouFindEarthPlayLiving

When I felt like an outsider, movies made me feel inside my own skill set.

Steven Spielberg

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As a comedian, I'm always quoting 'Caddyshack' and 'Dumb and Dumber.'

Rob Riggle

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I'm not against anybody.

Mike Pence

AgainstAnybody

It is always a bit hypocritical when a defender who spends the whole game kicking you complains of being kicked.

Luis Suarez

GameYouAlwaysBeingWholeWho

Certain shows, when it's all comedy, it's like when you eat something that's too sweet and it just tastes gross. You need that salted caramel.

Jonathan Krisel

SweetComedyYouNeedEatSomething

The true mark of professionalism is the ability to respect everyone else for their styles and always find something positive in every dining experience and highlight it in your thoughts and words.

Johnny Iuzzini

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I learned how to believe in myself. Learned how to set goals, you know, self help books man. I just read every single one I can get a hold of, and I still do.

Drew Carey

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