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Rebecca Solnit Quotes

To say that everything without exception is going straight to hell is not an alternative vision but only an inversion of the mainstream's 'everything's fine.'

Rebecca Solnit

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: June 24, 1961

Topics

Vision Hell Say Everything Without

If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then it has had its desired effect.

John Barton

Poetry World Way Effect Views Then

Your whole childhood is just absent of choices. And then you become an adult, and every choice you make, you open some doors and close others.

Maya Hawke

Childhood Choices Doors You Choice

What I like most about directing is creating a world more so than anything. To me, the music is the wrapping paper on that world.

Matthew Gray Gubler

Music Me World Creating More Paper

A lot of people say I've missed out on a lot because I started acting at such a young age. What's so obvious to me is that I actually was really lucky. I gained a lot and I got a head start in what I wanted to do in life. A lot of people in their late 20s, early 30s are just beginning to figure out where they want to go.

Matt Dillon

Life Age Beginning People Me Start

I do think actually in this case the government does get credit for funding some of the basic research.

Steve Case

Government Research Think Credit Get

We're really going to be focused on economic growth and creating jobs, and that's really going to be a priority.

Steve Mnuchin

Growth Creating Focused Going Really

I remember seeing this picture my mother had of Dick Clark. It didn't inspire me to be an actor or anything, but when I did 'American Dreams' with Dick Clark, my mother came out, and she showed him this picture of them that was taken 35 years earlier. It was great.

Tom Verica

Mother Dreams Great Me Inspire

My own family and thousands of other Japanese Americans were interned during World War II. It took our nation over 40 years to apologize.

Mike Honda

Family War World My Own Apologize

As the 109th Congress continues to debate legislation that will affect the lives of immigrants, it is important for us to remember that we are a nation of immigrants.

Jose Serrano

Remember Debate Immigrants Important

Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.

Jonathan Edwards

Grace Glory Begun

Besides film, I'd like to be the young Regis. That would be great. Going back and forth from L.A. to New York. Doing stuff on food. Doing stuff on kids. Just talking about issues that are relevant. Doing things on the Olympic Games.

Apolo Ohno

Great Food New York Doing Talking

Science is our last and greatest frontier.

Antony Garrett Lisi

Science Frontier Greatest Last Our