No human civilization could ever sever our dependence on photosynthesis.
Vaclav Smil
Recitation: by Male by Female
Whether you're a mafia guy or in advertising, you always end up going back to your family.
Jerry Della Femina
FamilyAdvertisingEndYouBackUp
Encouragement from my high school teacher Patty Hart said 'you need to focus and theater might be your route out of here.' I created the program, went to college and graduate school and now here I am.
Jeffrey Donovan
TeacherFocusSchoolI AmCollege
Americans have so much natural entrepreneurial drive. The caveat is that it is technology that should be a tool making lives better in the real world, and in line with the American spirit of getting better and better at something, whether it's curing cancer or creating a better taxi service.
Michael Burry
TechnologyServiceWorldDriveLine
People recognize me on the street for all kinds of different things that I've done. 'That Thing You Do' remains to be my favorite film in which I played my favorite character. That role is the one that I'm most recognized for.
Johnathon Schaech
CharacterPeopleMeYouDoneStreet
You can get knocked down, and it hurts and it leaves scars. But if you're a leader, the people you've counted on will help you up. And if you're a leader, the people who count on you need you on your feet.
Stanley A. McChrystal
LeaderPeopleFeetHelpYouDown
In the commercial theater, I've been pretty fortunate. The producers that I've worked with have allowed me to define the artistic integrity, the artistic limits of the work.
Trevor Nunn
WorkIntegrityMeLimitsPretty
If you record the sound of bacon in a frying pan and play it back, it sounds like the pops and cracks on an old 33 1/3 recording. Almost exactly like that. You could substitute it for that sound.
Tom Waits
YouBackPlaySoundOldBacon
I came in with the intention of serving as long as it made sense for me to do so. The election was a natural moment to think about whether I wanted to stay longer, and I'm thrilled to turn the reins over to my longtime colleague Elisse Walter.
Mary Schapiro
MomentMeThinkLongIntentionTurn
When I was twelve, I went hunting with my father and we shot a bird. He was laying there and something struck me. Why do we call this fun to kill this creature who was as happy as I was when I woke up this morning.
Marv Levy
FatherMorningBirdFunHappyMe
I did ballet, piano and all that - my brother did martial arts, my passion.
Michelle Yeoh
PassionBrotherPianoArtsBallet
I have always loved tartans - such an ornamented type of weaving, so vivid in colour, and such a masculine aspect. But actually, I think tartans can be feminine or masculine.
Christian Louboutin
ThinkLovedAlwaysColourWeaving
Of the big horror movies of the '70s, you have 'The Omen,' 'The Sentinel,' 'Rosemary's Baby,' 'The Stepford Wives,' 'Burnt Offerings' - these are all romantic fatalist movies where there's a sort of glimmer of hope... but darkness wins.
Chuck Palahniuk
HopeRomanticDarknessBabyYouBig
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