“Often how you define the problem will determine whether or not you're able to find a real solution.” Quote by Gordon Hempton
“Many environmentalists have failed to recognize that the preservation of quiet areas, places off-limits to noise pollution, should probably be a number-one environmental concern, not something we're going to get to later. And I say that because in that quiet is a whole experience that people can have that reaches to their soul. I like to think of quiet places in nature as the think tank of the soul. It's in these very basic levels that we'll be able to see what the real problem is.” PeopleThinkingRealSoulProblemQuietConcernEnvironmentalPollutionEnvironmentalistQuiet Place Author:Gordon Hempton
“The earth has continued to change, from rapid climatic changes that have caused the glaciers and the ice sheets to basically bulldoze the landscape and cause species compression in the tropics and cause mass species extinction - you know, all these huge changes. In terms of evolution, every species is doomed to eventual extinction. The natural world is constantly changing. So, to deal with "environmental problems," in quotes, totally misses the issue. That is not the way we want to define our problem if we're going to find our solution.” WorldProblemEarthTermNaturalMissingEvolutionSolutionsEnvironmentalNatural World Author:Gordon Hempton
“We think the problem is out there, when the problem is really in here - who we are and how we experience the world around us. The acoustic ecologist listens, as the primary sense, to the world around us, and I believe that they have a significant contribution to make to all environmental groups who think that they're solving environmental problems, when we're actually all on a spiritual pilgrimage.” ThinkingWorldBelieveProblemSpiritualI BelieveEnvironmentalSignificantPilgrimage Author:Gordon Hempton
“I'm not one of these people who thinks everyone born into privilege should wear sack cloth and ashes. But it's something I wrestle with. I know a lot of people who live below the poverty level and have for a long time and it makes them uneasy to think they'll have to interact with people from different economic levels. Everyone has some sort of load put on them, whatever the circumstances they're born into.” PeopleThinkingLongDifferentPovertyEconomicCircumstancesUneasy Author:Daniel Woodrell
“For a long time, I thought you could remain isolated and survive, and I didn't want to change that. But over the last three or four books, I've become more comfortable with the idea that I'm not really throwing anything away by being a bit more open about my books and life.” LongBook Author:Daniel Woodrell
“I never really tell anyone what I'm writing beforehand because I usually don't know what it will be.” Writing Author:Martin McDonagh
“I like traveling and I like not being part of the film world. Especially when you're in the middle of a junket, you're thinking, "I'm not doing this again for four years!"That's about taking time and finding the right story and being in a happy place in life where you can joyfully tell a story. I'm not really into the fame side of things, so I'm very happy with making a film every four years or so.” ThinkingWorldFilmFameTake TimeVery HappyHappy Place Author:Martin McDonagh
“I love actors. Part of that is my theater background and being a writer who cares about performance. Actors have usually chosen their profession because they have a dream of doing it and they want to express something about the world. That's the same thing that I have with writing. Most of the good actors get into it for those reason, rather than for reasons of fame or fortune, or anything like that, and that's where I'm coming from, as a storyteller.” WorldWritingReasonDreamCareFameProfessionChosenStoryteller Author:Martin McDonagh
“Sitting with a deck of cards in your hand all day is an obsession. Visiting print shops and bookstores and libraries is an obsession. And writing about this is an obsession. I think, in general, most collectors are obsessed. I think the only form of a rationalized greed is when you're collecting something you are supposedly serious about.” ThinkingWritingSeriousLibraryGreedObsessionObsessedPrintDeck Author:Ricky Jay
“Maybe the the luxury of not having acting be my only profession is that I can be more selective about what I choose to be in. I've been really lucky in terms of film projects with people, terrific actors and also writers and directors that I really respect.” PeopleFilmTermActingLuckyProfession Author:Ricky Jay