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Edward Abbey Quotes

Civilization is a youth with a molotov cocktail in his hand. Culture is the Soviet tank or L.A. cop that guns him down.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: January 29, 1927 - March 14, 1989

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Culture Youth Down Civilization Hand

I think one thing I've learned over the years is just that you're not going to ever please everyone, and the most important person to please is yourself.

Yourself Think You Person Important

For me, it was a lot of pressure to make another movie after 'Inglourious Basterds' because I didn't want to do something wrong. I wanted to have a beautiful project for another American movie.

Melanie Laurent

Beautiful Me Pressure American Wrong

I'm from Hollywood. That's where we make movies and TV shows... I'm not from down here in men-fus ten-uh-see, okay?

Down Movies Hollywood Okay Here TV

People will come up to me and try and be secretive and say, 'Can you do the Gollum voice for me?' And I'm like, 'Are you kidding? It's 8:30 in the morning on the Victoria Line.'

Morning People Me Voice You Say

Our children can achieve great things when we set high expectations for them.

Children Great Expectations Achieve

Africa is not fulfilling people's hopes and aspirations. African leaders have not had an agenda that included governing Africa so that people would find their careers, their life, dreams and visions fulfilled here.

Life Dreams People Find Africa Here

I remember if the telephone rang after 9 o'clock in the house, my mother would say, 'Who's ringing at this time?' We just wouldn't answer the phone.

Lizzie Armitstead

Mother Time Remember House Phone

The more people I reach, the more people there are that have opinions about me. Not everyone loves me, but I have to be okay no matter what they think about me.

People Me Think Reach Opinions Okay

Anytime somebody tells me they saw 'Safety Not Guaranteed' in the theater, my answer is, 'That was you?'

Colin Trevorrow

Me Safety You Answer Saw Somebody

I was born on April 1, 1933, in Constantine, Algeria, which was then part of France. My family, originally from Tangier, settled in Tunisia and then in Algeria in the 16th century after having fled Spain during the Inquisition.

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji

Family Born April Spain I Was Born

Whether it's string writing or whatever, I try to write for what each instrumentalist can do best.

Best Writing Try Write Whatever

I really believe you'll get a music video one of these days that I shot with an iPad because it's that consistent and that good. It's HD.

Good Music Believe You Days Get

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