Neil Abercrombie Quotes

Land began to be seen as something to be owned privately and exploited for private interests, and never was entirely reconciled with the old ideas that land should be utilized in common for the good of all.

Neil Abercrombie

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GoodIdeasLandNeverOldSomething

Populism is not a style, it's a people's rebellion against the iron grip that big corporations have on our country - including our economy, government, media, and environment.

Jim Hightower

StyleGovernmentPeopleMediaBig

I love the fame and the money and the power. You have to keep working to have that.

Steve Guttenberg

LovePowerMoneyYouFameWorking

The hardest part was convincing people that I was serious. The people were like 'you want to do this again'?

Rob Zombie

PeopleYouSeriousWantHardest

In my circle of friends, I've always been loud and funny and talkative. But as soon as I step out of that circle, I get very quiet and introspective. I don't want the spotlight on me.

Rosie Perez

FunnyStepMeFriendsCircleQuiet

We can go to Australia and play to 30-to-40,000. We can do that in certain places in the States, but not everywhere.

Mike McCready

PlayGoAustraliaPlacesEverywhere

When I visited Guantanamo Bay several years ago, I met a team of psychiatrists treating the detainees. When I asked how they distinguished between, say, schizophrenia or bipolarity and a bedrock religious commitment to holy war, they couldn't answer.

Monica Crowley

CommitmentWarTeamSayYearsHoly

I don't think of my characters as people I create, I think of them more as people I have met and whom I'm exploring on the page. I don't actually think of myself as having 'created' any of these people.

Lisa Unger

MyselfPeopleThinkCreatePage

When I started to write, it was the '70s, and throughout that decade, we didn't have any problems with book challenges or censorship.

Judy Blume

ChallengesBookProblemsCensorship

I'm excited about the new judges on 'American Idol.' Jennifer Lopez was a real mentor to me my season and I admire her so much. And I kind of have a crush on Steven Tyler. It's going to be interesting to see is one person going to stand out among the judges or if everyone will sort of be equal.

Jordin Sparks

MeStandAmericanInterestingMentor

When I was a kid, being outside was the norm. Rain or shine, our parents would tell us to get out of the house.

David Suzuki

RainParentsShineHouseOutsideUs

I think everything belongs in a certain place, for kids who feel they don't belong anywhere. A museum is an institution like a library where everything has a place, everything belongs.

Brian Selznick

LibraryThinkFeelMuseumPlace

I love to create looks. It's just like you're a different character every day.

Pom Klementieff

LoveCharacterDayYouEvery Day

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