Frances Beinecke Quotes

Too often, the air conditioners we use to cool down also contribute to climate change - the very force that's fueling extreme heat.

Frances Beinecke

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ChangeCoolDownClimate ChangeHeat

When I was a kid I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up, but I did know what I didn't want to do. I didn't want to grow up, have 2.2 kids, get married, the whole white picket fence thing.

Jody Williams

GrowFenceWhiteKnowWantKid

It's very natural for me now. A lot of airplanes, a lot of flights, a lot of hotels. Go home to pack and leave. But I'm used to it.

Jessica Jung

HomeMeGoNowLeaveUsed

And, of course, supernatural elements just make a story more interesting.

John Foster

StoryInterestingMoreJustElements

Hip-hop is one of the most free art forms there is. There's so many sounds you can use, so many things you can bring in. You never know, man. I bet years ago people would've never said they would hear me with Rick Ross, and we did four classic songs together.

John Legend

ArtTogetherManPeopleMeFree

I have my friends who like me because I'm me and not because I'm in films, and that's really important to me. They tell me, 'You look terrible; don't wear that,' or 'That joke wasn't funny,' and that's really important: they keep me grounded.

Angourie Rice

FunnyMeFriendsYouLookImportant

Science is not only a disciple of reason but, also, one of romance and passion.

Stephen Hawking

PassionScienceReasonRomanceOnly

To me there is no more depressing sight than a five-year-old staring at a screen, unsmiling, mouse in hand. Besides whatever dreadful things this prolonged exposure to screens is doing to their brains, computer games tend to be solitary affairs, and produce little laughter.

Tom Hodgkinson

LaughterMeDoingGamesHandSight

I don't live under the illusion we don't need a military to protect this country.

Ron White

LiveIllusionCountryProtectNeed

For me, it's hard to enter any situation with people where we're considering everyone equals, because I bring all of this massive baggage into anything that I do, preconceptions of my work. That's a lot for the people that I might be bringing along with me to bear.

Lou Barlow

WorkPeopleMeSituationBearHard

If I look to see what I ever did that, for all I now know, some other man might not have done, I am utterly unable to discover the certainly unique deed.

Josiah Royce

ManI AmUniqueLookKnowDone

I used to be pretty hard on myself, like, if I didn't like a haircut I did on someone, I would think about it a lot and second-guess myself. But after therapy and a lot of work, I know how to dust myself off a lot faster, and those things don't knock me down as much as they used to.

Jonathan Van Ness

WorkMyselfMeHaircutThinkDown

Everything I listen to is influential in some way.

JoJo

WayListenEverythingSome

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