Vaclav Smil Quotes

The problems that ail the U.S. economy and American society are one and the same: Both consume too much and refuse to make badly needed changes. This is true above all in the realm of energy.

Vaclav Smil

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SocietyEnergyProblemsAmerican

It's always interesting to me to tell stories that come from difficult political climates.

Jim Sturgess

MePoliticalInterestingDifficult

I wear a lot of dresses and skirts and more ethereal hippie clothes for the day.

Jenna Dewan

DayClothesDressesMoreHippieLot

Through all of this lovely interviewing, and nice things people say, and the rest of it, I have learned that I am an actor. That is my profession. That is my job. That is how I make a living. So I am just out there making a living.

Melissa Leo

JobI AmPeopleRestNiceLiving

I admire Elliott Carter endlessly. But I have no ambitions to emulate him.

Andre Previn

AdmireHimEmulateCarterEndlessly

I want to say that since my dad has been diagnosed, I really feel like I understand the meaning of life, and it is not how you die: it is how you live.

Meghan McCain

LifeLiveFeelDieMeaningYou

I never liked Queen. I can honestly say I hated Queen and everything that they did.

Robert Smith

QueenI CanSayNeverEverything

I cover media people the way they cover politicians.

Matt Drudge

PeopleMediaWayPoliticiansCover

Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness.

Jean Rostand

GreatnessRecognitionOrderConsent

I also hate those holidays that fall on a Monday where you don't get mail, those fake holidays like Columbus Day. What did Christopher Columbus do, discover America? If he hadn't, somebody else would have and we'd still be here. Big deal.

John Waters

HateDayMondayFakeHolidaysYou

At The Huffington Post, we thought of the front page as a one-stop shop for everything you'd need in news.

Jonah Peretti

ThoughtYouNewsPageNeedPost

We are caught in the contradiction of finding life a rather perplexing puzzle which causes us a lot of misery, and at the same time being dimly aware of the boundless, limitless nature of life. So we begin looking for an answer to the puzzle.

Joko Beck

LifeNatureTimeLookingPuzzle

Change is the only constant. Hanging on is the only sin.

Denise McCluggage

ChangeSinHangingOnlyConstant

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