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Frances Beinecke Quotes

Climate change is the central environmental ill of our time. We have an obligation to protect our children from the dangers of this widening scourge, and we aren't yet doing enough about it.

Frances Beinecke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: activist
Nationality: american

Topics

Change Children Time Environmental

I won't talk or deal with a young writer unless I sense he has utterly given his life over to it. It's a waste of my time. If they don't feel 'called' - why in God's name would you do this?

Jim Harrison

Life God Time Name Feel You

For a seriously autistic kid, the best prognosis might be getting into a mainstream school without being too much of a shadow. For a moderately autistic kid the best prognosis is full recovery.

Jenny McCarthy

Best Shadow School Too Much Recovery

An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it.

Maurice Maeterlinck

Happiness Sweet Reward Goodness Act

When they're watching musicals, I've heard people say, 'That's not realistic! Why would they just start singing?' But, I think they can believe it if they try! I mean, science fiction requires a suspension of disbelief, but people allow themselves to sit back and enjoy it anyway.

Jean Louisa Kelly

Science People Singing Start Believe

My first TV experience, it was so bad. I just didn't feel a creative atmosphere. I felt like we were just pawns to deliver lines. Everyone was telling me that's just television. I said, 'OK, I'm going to stay far away from television!

Rosie Perez

Experience Creative Me Feel Bad

I'm perfectly happy doing nothing. I'll hang around the house and take the dog to the park.

Jorge Garcia

Dog Happy Doing House Nothing Park

I rely on myself very much. I just think that you have an instinct and you go with it. Especially when it comes to deal-making and buying things.

Donald Trump

Myself Think You Go Things Buying

Government acquisition of food supplies in time of war is no less important than conscription. Equity is the fundamental principle applicable to both these essential phases of war administration.

Chiang Kai-shek

Time Food Government War Important

Nick Knight was my first big gig as a 'real' model. Prior to and during 'ANTM,' I never actually called myself a model because I always viewed it as a hobby.

Winnie Harlow

Myself Hobby Never First Real Big

When I was about 14, I got a splicing kit, which means you could chop up the film into little pieces and switch the order around and glue it together.

Peter Jackson

Together You Glue Up Little Pieces

You really want a company that's full of people from all these different backgrounds and then allow them to be creative as possible, come together, and come up with great ideas.

Tobias Lutke

Great Together Creative People Ideas

Doing ventures is great - I'm talking economics now - if you've got a rising market. It's wonderful. If I hadn't got HKT, I would have been just as happy. Because there's a price for everything. And to overpay for something is awful.

Richard Li

Great Happy Economics Doing Talking