David Grinspoon Quotes

There is a real danger of unintended consequences, of encouraging people to give up. Pessimism, if it becomes a habit, can reinforce a narrative of unstoppable decline. If there is nothing we can do, that releases us from our obligations.

David Grinspoon

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I went from being totally unknown to getting stopped every time I went out. I always wanted to be successful, but I have never wanted to become a celebrity. I never, ever, craved that.

Jimmy Nail

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Pulsars are in an ideal part of the universe to test Einstein's theory of relativity - so far, it's holding up well. They may even one day act as navigational beacons for spacecraft. I'll never tire of them; they really are the most extraordinary objects.

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

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The most important part are the fans, that people going home are happy. It's their time off, and you should give them something to enjoy.

Johan Cruyff

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In the start-up setting and in most companies, the output is action-oriented. You need to be getting things done and making decisions, often with limited information.

Andrew Yang

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Being a journalist always makes you a quick study of wherever you're at. You're out all the time and seeing places that normally you wouldn't get to see. It gives you an unusual level of insight into any place.

Michael Connelly

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Seen through the eyes of a U.S. soldier, Afghanistan is a scary place.

Anand Gopal

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The very end of me mom's road is the back entrance to Bray Head. Usually climb it when I get home.

Tristan MacManus

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Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.

Michel de Montaigne

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About the time you might start to think that science fiction - the real stuff, not the species of fantasy that goes under the name - is really dead, along comes a story by Cory Doctorow.

Lois Tilton

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My songs are the door to every dream I've ever had and every success I've ever achieved.

Dolly Parton

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The bottom line is a record of ideas. The bottom line is a plan for how to get this country back on track. It's not about attendance - it's about goals and opportunity to move this nation forward.

Cory Gardner

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Music was my oxygen. It's what saved me from being a really lonely and scared teenager.

Corey Hart

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