“The [Nobel] prize is such an extraordinary honor. It might seem unfair, however, to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses.”
—-Barbara McClintock.
Quotes
Deb Caletti: Shifting viewpoint
“All of us create our own versions of an event, of our lives, even, not because we’re liars, necessarily, but because we can only see and understand the truth from our own viewpoint, and a shifting viewpoint at that.”
—Deb Caletti.
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Simon Sinek: True courage
“True courage is having the strength to admit our weaknesses.”
—Simon Sinek.
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Louis L’Amour: Why are you writing so fast?
“One day I was speeding along at the typewriter, and my daughter — who was a child at the time — asked me, “Daddy, why are you writing so fast?” And I replied, “Because I want to see how the story turns out!”
—Louis L’Amour.
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John Steinbeck: Produce of the second
“It has always seemed strange to me…The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.”
—John Steinbeck.
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Simon Sinek: Focus
“Focus on money and you will make money.
Focus on impact and you will make an impact.”
—Simon Sinek.
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Helen Hunt Jackson: Bosoms of their families
“There cannot be found in the animal kingdom a bat, or any other creature, so blind in its own range of circumstance and connection, as the greater majority of human beings are in the bosoms of their families.”
—Helen Hunt Jackson.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe: Bitterest tears
“The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.”
—-Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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Che Guevara: Cruel leaders
“Cruel leaders are replaced only to have new leaders turn cruel.”
—Che Guevara.
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Tim Allen: Work or prison
“Women now have choices. They can be married, not married, have a job, not have a job, be married with children, unmarried with children. Men have the same choice we’ve always had: work, or prison.”
—-Tim Allen.
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Uta Hagen: Overcome the notion
“We must overcome the notion that we must be regular… it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.”
—Uta Hagen.
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Ingrid Newkirk: Rat, pig, boy, dog
“When it comes to having a central nervous system, and the ability to feel pain, hunger, and thirst, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy.”
—Ingrid Newkirk.
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Jacques Cousteau: We are human beings
“If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work.”
—Jacques Cousteau.
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Simon Sinek: Faith
“Faith is knowing we are on a team and accepting that we don’t know who the other players are.”
—Simon Sinek.
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E O Wilson: Destroying rainforests
“[Destroying rainforests for economic gain] is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.”
—E.O. Wilson.
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Maurice Sendak: Mothers and children
“Mothers and children are human beings, and they will sometimes do the wrong thing.”
—Maurice Sendak.
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Simon Sinek: Listening
“Listening isn’t simply hearing the words. Listening is hearing the meaning behind the words.”
—Simon Sinek.
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Simon Sinek: No shortage of causes
“There is no shortage of causes in this world, just a shortage of leaders who can inspire us to pursue them.”
—Simon Sinek.
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Johnny Depp: Oxymoron
“The term ‘serious actor’ is kind of an oxymoron, isn’t it? Like ‘Republican party’ or ‘airplane food.'”
—Johnny Depp.
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Frank Lloyd Wright: Janitors
“Many wealthy people are little more than janitors of their possessions.”
—Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Simon Sinek: Be yourself
When in doubt, be yourself.
—Simon Sinek.
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Tim Berners-Lee: Private life
Celebrity damages private life.
—Tim Berners-Lee.
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Nikki Giovanni: Always something to do
“There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don’t expect you to save the world, I do think it’s not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary, and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair, and disrespect.”
—Nikki Giovanni.
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Liam Neeson: Wolves
“In real life, wolves will do anything to avoid contact with mankind.”
—Liam Neeson.
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Thomas Mann: Time
“Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols.”
—Thomas Mann.
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Laurie Anderson: Hi, Mom!
“When love is gone, there’s always justice. And when justice is gone, there’s always force. And when force is gone, there’s always Mom. Hi, Mom!”
—Laurie Anderson.
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Robert Fulghum: Life is inconvenient
“If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you’ve got a problem. Everything else is an inconvenience. Life is inconvenient. Life is lumpy. A lump in the oatmeal, a lump in the throat, and a lump in the breast are not the same kind of lump. One needs to learn the difference.”
—Robert Fulghum.
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Simon Sinek: Say it
“If you believe it, say it.”
—Simon Sinek.
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Lawrence Lessig: Latin of our times
“‘Writing’ is the Latin of our times. The modern language of the people is video and sound.”
—Lawrence Lessig.
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Jefferson Davis: Majority rule
“Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.”
—Jefferson Davis.
