Frances Beinecke Quotes

We must not sacrifice one of our remaining untamed places in reckless pursuit of oil. We know we have to leave oil in the ground, or destructive climate change will become unstoppable. If not in the pristine and vulnerable Arctic Ocean, then where?

Frances Beinecke

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ChangeOceanSacrificeKnowBecome

It may sound ambitious, but I really hope that modern design will spread all around the globe.

Jil Sander

HopeDesignWillSoundSpreadMay

True consistency, that of the prudent and the wise, is to act in conformity with circumstances and not to act always the same way under a change of circumstances.

John C. Calhoun

ChangeWiseConsistencyCircumstances

When you have a deadline, or when you know that your equipment is about to go up in a rocket and you won't have another chance to fix it, your mind works in a way that it otherwise never would.

John C. Mather

MindChanceYouGoKnowWay

To the victors belong the spoils.

Andrew Jackson

BelongSpoilsVictors

I haven't seen 'The Revenant,' but I'm sure it was great because it has a lot of talent involved.

Robert Redford

GreatTalentInvolvedSeenSureLot

I'm pushing ahead on my own - you no longer need a large record company to make you a star.

Meshell Ndegeocello

YouAheadMy OwnNeedCompanyOwn

We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.

Stokely Carmichael

CourageEnemyMoreJustThanHad

It's a new endeavour for me. I've never run a territory. I've never talked publicly to people. I've got to try it just to see whether I like it.

Roman Abramovich

PeopleMeNewRunTryNever

Super casual music listeners. That's most of the people in the world. And you have to understand, that's why Top 40 radio exists. It's not there for people who seek out music and who love music.

Michael Stipe

LoveMusicPeopleWorldYouWhy

I don't want to be a propagandist or say that Pakistan is just great. There are problems, but it is a much more complex place than we are given to believe.

Mohsin Hamid

GreatBelieveProblemsPlaceWant

Some scripts you read and say, 'I've just got to do this' and you find a way of making it work. Some things you turn down because of the impact on family.

Miranda Otto

WorkFamilyImpactYouFindDown

I'm not just a doormat. I'm not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, it's about trying to find some strength through that.

Lucinda Williams

StrengthTryingYouLookFindPlace

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