Bill McKibben Quotes

We build schools and give government loans and grants to college kids; for those of us who are parents, tuition will often be the last big subsidy we give the children we've raised.

Bill McKibben

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Later, at Stanford University, I thought I'd become a lawyer or businessman, but my father came to me and said he thought there was a big future in the fine-wine business.

Robert Mondavi

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I love Sunday lunches with the family that start at 1 P.M. and finish at 5 P.M.

Jean-Georges Vongerichten

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I'm pro-WWE, but also I maintain my independence and speak my true thoughts, never bashing the product. But yes, I can be critical. I've earned the right to be critical.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

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We just started filming, and after every scene was shot, we had a rehearsal for the next one.

Rupert Grint

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We are born to action; and whatever is capable of suggesting and guiding action has power over us from the first.

Rush Limbaugh

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The characters I'm most emotionally involved with are like friends you leave behind when you move away. You don't see them regularly anymore, but you still love them and keep in touch.

Mary Doria Russell

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I don't want to get hung up on what 'people,' that nebulous mass, think about me. That's the way to unhappiness, I think.

Monica Ali

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The best is that one that beats everybody. I don't care about the rankings.

Jose Aldo

BestCareEverybodyBeatsAbout

Everybody around me had a Snapchat, and I said I would never get on it. I'm still on Instagram, you know? They convinced me to get Snapchat.

DJ Khaled

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I had a kind of meandering little career, and then I was given a chance to play one of the bottom six in The Dirty Dozen.

Donald Sutherland

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To get the film in your head on the screen, first you have to take it out of your head and explain it to everyone who is working with you. This will take work and planning.

David Slade

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I turned down 'American Gigolo.' There are many films - like 'Ghostbusters' - that I turned down... The first one I did was 'Foul Play' with Goldie Hawn, but I turned down 'Animal House' - I turned that down.

Chevy Chase

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