Gifford Pinchot Quotes

Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men.

Gifford Pinchot

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 11, 1865 - October 4, 1946

Topics

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In any ethical situation, the thing you want least to do is probably the right action.

Jerry Pournelle

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Work will take everything you give it. It's up to you to work out what you want to give it.

Amy Pascal

WorkYouWantWillEverythingOut

Aside from being bad sportsmanship - Romney basically said Obama won by cheating - he was displaying the same obtuseness about the wants and needs of ordinary people that did more to torpedo his campaign than any goodies Obama might have had to dole out.

John Podhoretz

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I don't like to play characters that are too perfect.

Amanda Seyfried

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I'm a full-time wheelchair user. And yet, given the right circumstances, I am able to work.

Stella Young

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In Grand Slam, you play every two days, five-set match. You have a little bit more time to make mistake.

Stan Wawrinka

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Every document, apparently ancient, coming from the proper repository or custody, and bearing on its face no evident marks of forger, the law presumes to be genuine, and devolves on the opposing party the burden of proving it to be otherwise.

Simon Greenleaf

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A child's mind is its living room; it's is going to be residing there for the rest of its earthly existence.

Tom Robbins

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Nobody can understand the pressures of doing an hour-long TV show unless you've done one. Even when you're not on call, you still are working, learning lines, doing appearances, just tense.

Michael Learned

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Your job as a director is to study the show, understand the show, understand the vibe, the tone, the characters.

Miriam Shor

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Many friends of mine told me that normally only guys like a kung fu movie and the girls would be turned off - they want to see a love story. But Ip Man is a family man, so the women see this and go: 'I want my husband to be like this man. He'll be a scholar, he'll be fighting, he'll care for the family.' So we had a bigger audience.

Donnie Yen

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Supersymmetry is a theory which stipulates that for every known particle there should be a partner particle. For instance, the electron should be paired with a supersymmetric 'selectron,' quarks ought to have 'squark' partners, and so on.

Brian Greene

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