David Attenborough Quotes

You have to steer a course between not appalling people, but at the same time not misleading them.

David Attenborough

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TimePeopleYouSameMisleading

I have never understood why so many gardeners favour straight lines and narrow, regulated borders; perhaps they think wildness could work only in a larger space.

John Burnside

WorkSpaceThinkWhyNeverBorders

I just think that it's such a good show and timeless and still very funny, and that just makes me happy to have that whole first season in one concentrated space for people to enjoy so that it's not hit and miss trying to find it in syndication always.

Jenna Elfman

FunnyGoodSpaceHappyPeopleMe

Government is supposed to lead by example in many cases. Government that's not particularly caring and is hands-off is not particularly inspiring.

Maya Soetoro-Ng

GovernmentCaringLead By Example

In the world of opinion writing, there's something called the 'to be sure' paragraph. A sort of rhetorical antibiotic, it seeks to defend against critics by injecting a tiny bit of counter-argument before moving on with the main point.

Meghan Daum

Moving OnMovingWritingWorldPoint

Only very rarely are foreigners or first-generation immigrants allowed to be nice people in American films. Those with an accent are bad guys.

Max von Sydow

PeopleAmericanBadImmigrantsNice

It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.

Michael Eisner

LeadershipBusinessPartnerSelfless

I'd actually really love to review books and films and plays, but you can't be an artist and a critic. I would love it if I could.

Romola Garai

LoveYouArtistReviewCriticWould

In a democracy, when you get 20 million people in the street, you resign.

Mohamed ElBaradei

PeopleDemocracyYouStreetGet

I considered that the homes that people live in exactly describe their lives.

Douglas Sirk

LivePeopleDescribeLivesHomes

I just want to be on my own branch twittering.

Deborah Eisenberg

WantMy OwnOwnJustBranch

I had a great deal of arrogance and a great deal of bravado, but I think the bravado was brought on by a huge insecurity.

Brian Molko

GreatInsecurityThinkArroganceHad

Being a chef isn't the ideal career to intersect with parenting, but I try to be in my kids' lives as much as possible.

Wylie Dufresne

ParentingChefCareerPossibleTry

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