Vaclav Smil Quotes

Without any physical, chemical, and biological fundamentals, and with equally poor understanding of basic economic forces, it is no wonder that people will believe anything.

Vaclav Smil

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PeopleBelieveUnderstandingWonder

Is my ability what it was at, say, 25 or 30 years old? Probably not, but I like to compete. I like to go out and play the game hard.

Jim Thome

GamePlayGoSayHardAbility

There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

LifeEducationLearningMomentBook

The only reason we wore sunglasses onstage was because we couldn't stand the sight of the audience.

John Cale

SunglassesStandSightReasonOnly

Being born, especially being born a person of color, is a political act in itself.

Andres Serrano

ColorPoliticalBornPersonAct

You have to open your mind. I like the ability to express myself in a deep way. It's the closest music to our humanity - it's like a folk music that rises up out of a culture.

Sonny Terry

MusicMyselfCultureMindDeepYou

Either we want to have segregation or integration. And if we don't want segregation, then we need to get rid of channels like BET and the BET Awards and the Image Awards, where you're only awarded if you're black.

Stacey Dash

BlackYouWantAwardsNeedChannels

The tradition you have at the University of Texas is like no other.

Roger Clemens

TexasTraditionYouUniversityLike

Some instinct - and I think it was a correct one - led me to do something difficult enough to give my life meaning.

Robyn Davidson

LifeMeThinkMy LifeEnoughGive

My family is everything. I am what I am thanks to my mother, my father, my brother, my sister... because they have given me everything. The education I have is thanks to them.

Ronaldinho

FamilyEducationFatherMotherI Am

Slavery is illegal everywhere, but it exists all over the world.

Lisa Kristine

SlaveryWorldOverEverywhereExists

I design from instinct. It's the only way I know how to live. What feels good. What feels right. What is needed. Give me a problem and I will approach it creatively, from my gut.

Donna Karan

GoodLiveMeDesignProblemKnow

People think skating would translate very easily to dancing, but it really doesn't. Dancing is a lot of fun and not as dangerous as being on the ice.

Dorothy Hamill

FunPeopleThinkIceDangerousVery

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