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“TV is a much more female-friendly environment.”

“Washington tends to be full of too many traps. I think reporters there do a lot of attending news briefings and news conferences expecting to get the real news out of those relatively sterile environments. But you've got to deal with the obscure people as well as the names.”

People Thinking Wells Real Names Deals Environment News Expecting Traps Reporters Obscure Conferences Attending Briefing

Author:Tom Brokaw

“When you're in the womb, you're in a sterile environment. When you enter the birth canal and the world, you're not. Very quickly, you have, living on the surface of your body, trillions of bacteria, literally trillion.”

Born Environment Birth Skins Noses Throat Womb Living On Canals Bacteria

Author:Paul A. Offit

“Thank God for that. You can shut them, say, 'Hold on a moment.' You play God to it. But who has ever torn himself from the claw that encloses you when you drop a seed in a TV parlour? It grows you any shape it wishes! It is an environment as real as the world. It becomes and is the truth. Books can be beaten down with reason. But with all my knowledge and scepticism, I have never been able to argue with a one-hundred-piece symphony orchestra, full colour, three dimensions, and I being in and part of those incredible parlours.”

“The most patriotic thing you can do is to take care of the environment and try to live sustainably.”

Trying Care Can Do Environment Take Care Patriotic Sustainability Most Patriotic

Author:Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

“Our oil-based society depends on non-renewable resources. It requires relentless probing into vast reaches of pristine land, sacrificing vital bioregions, and irreplaceable cultures. The possibility of catastrophic climate change is substantially increased by the 40 million barrels of oil burned every day by vehicles. We must all move shoulder to shoulder in a unified front to show this administration that the true majority of people are willing to vote for a cleaner environment and won't back down.”

“Anthropocentrism is simply irrational. And yet this is the thrust of much of our traditional religious thought and teaching, particularly in the West.”

Religious Environment Teaching West Traditional Irrational Thrust Anthropocentrism

Author:Russell E. Train

“Winter is dead; spring is crazy; summer is cheerful and autumn is wise!”

Nature Environment Wise Crazy Summer Spring Winter Autumn Cheerful Natural Environment

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Your sister is the only creature on earth who shares your heritage, history, environment, DNA, bone structure, and contempt for stupid Aunt Gertie.”

Earth Environment Share Stupid Creatures Structure Bones Contempt Heritage Dna Aunt Sibling

Book:Mom Loves Me Best: (And Other Lies You Told Your Sister)

Source: Mom Loves Me Best: (And Other Lies You Told Your Sister)

“In autumn, don't go to jewellers to see gold; go to the parks!”

Nature Environment Gold Parks Autumn Natural Environment

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Choose the whole of your environment, things and events, based upon the value, meaning and function they hold. Do not allow obligation or immediacy to bind you to physical things or specific actions.”

Whole Action Values Environment Events Function Cancer Attraction Obligation Our Environment Physical Attraction Immediacy Physical Things

Book:Live Boldly: Cultivate the Qualities That Can Change Your Life

Source: Live Boldly: Cultivate the Qualities That Can Change Your Life

“Unintended consequences get to the heart of why you never really understand an adaptive problem until you have solved it. Problems morph and "solutions" often point to deeper problems. In social life, as in nature, we are walking on a trampoline. Every inroad reconfigures the environment we tread on.”

Heart Problem Social Knowledge Learning Environment Walking Solutions Consequence Management Deeper Social Life Adaptive Unintended Consequences Trampolines

Book:The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems

Source: The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems

“Birds needs trees and mankind needs both of them! Protecting the nature and environment is not only a matter of ethics but also a matter of existence.”

Needs Matter Existence Environment Tree Mankind Bird Ethics Nature And Environment

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“The influence I would hope to have is to create an environment where we're not singling Americans out - that we are creating opportunities for all Americans. Not saying, 'I'm going to funnel money into your city so that you're completely dependent on government.”

Government Opportunity Cities Environment Influence Creating Dependent Creating Opportunities

Author:Mia Love

“I also focus on Bush and his administration - who do a lot of lying - and how a right-wing media has allowed them to get away with a lot of stuff that, in a different media environment, they probably wouldn't be able to get away with.”

Different Able Lying Stuff Environment Comedy Focus Media Wings Administration Get Away Right Wing

Author:Al Franken

“A child from the age of 2 or 3 absorbs what is in the environment and what generates hatred for anyone perceived to be different.”

Children Different Age Environment Hatred

Author:Rita Levi-Montalcini

“It is imperfection - not perfection - that is the end result of the program written into that formidably complex engine that is the human brain, and of the influences exerted upon us by the environment and whoever takes care of us during the long years of our physical, psychological and intellectual development.”

“A stable Iraq at peace with its neighbors will remain elusive until we improve both the security and the economic environment in Iraq.”

Environment Economic Security Iraq Neighbor Stable Elusive

Author:Tom Lantos

“Thus, races arose from an original coding which God pulled out as needed for adaptation to the environment.”

Race Environment Needed Originals Adaptation

Author:Walter Lang

“Genes are not simple triggers. No one is hardwired to commit murder or any other crime. Our actions are always the result of stupendously complex gene-environment interactions, and environment is likely to remain the more important influence by far.”

Important Action Simple Results Environment Influence Crime Murder Complexes Commit Genes Interaction Our Actions Triggers

Author:William Landay

“I think there are shows that are long-running and successful, where some or all of the cast members hate each other, but I think it's a lot easier to have an environment where everyone feels secure and supported to do the best work possible.”

Thinking Feels Long Shows Running Hate Successful Environment Easier Members Casts Secure Do The Best Best Work Cast Members

Author:Jesse Metcalfe

“There is no progress without risk, and in an environment where change is accelerating, risks are multiplying and businesses are increasingly complex, companies need strong, innovative partners to help manage their risk. Our brand clearly sets XL apart as the strong, innovative partner needed in today's market.”

Needs Helping Today Strong Company Environment Progress Risk Needed Complexes Partners Manage Brands Innovative Multiplying

Author:Mike McGavick

“XL is dedicated to understanding shifting business dynamics and helping our clients thrive in increasingly complex and changing environments. 'The Future of the Company' platform will allow us to offer insights and commentary on these essential topics to a global and diverse audience and feature insights from XL experts.”

“I think the human body is beautiful, and I don't really have a huge problem in dealing with it, but it's the context, the environment and what I feel about it that that makes the difference for me.”

Thinking Feels Humans Problem Body Beautiful Differences Environment Huge Human Body Dealing With It

Author:Andie MacDowell

“Well done is better than well said.”

Inspirational Wells Said Done Action Success Motivation Quality Environment Politician Activity Addiction Satisfaction Educational Customers Math Accomplishment Motivational Sports Daily Motivation Success In Life 4th Of July Slogans Poor Richard Taking Action Well Done Work Done Superb Math And Science Motivational Sales Inspirational Success Customer Experience Customer Satisfaction Inspirational Customer Service Getting Things Done Inspiring Customer Service About Success Actions Speak Louder Than Words Well Said Founding Fathers Democracy Great Service Work To Be Done Inspirational Money Inspirational Service Motivational Action Best Service Achievement And Success Service Excellence Great Customer Service Inspirational Achievement Way To Success Quality Work Motivational Achievement Quality In Business Job Well Done Motivational Attitude Service Business Inspiring Sales Good Customer Service Work Attitude Satisfaction In Work Ideas And Action Inspirational Wisdom Work Well Done Unknown Motivational Preparing To Fail

Book:The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac

Source: The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac

“I thought a circus environment would be an interesting venue to explore, where you didn't just have one tent with three rings and a show going on but where you could explore different things in different tents.”

Different Shows Would Be Three Interesting Environment Rings Different Things Circus Tents Venues

Author:Erin Morgenstern

“Living in an entirely different physical as well as biotic environment, such a population would have unique opportunities to enter new niches and to select novel adaptive pathways.”

Wells Different Opportunity Novel Environment Unique Population Select Pathways Niche Adaptive Unique Opportunities

Book:Toward a New Philosophy of Biology: Observations of an Evolutionist

Source: Toward a New Philosophy of Biology: Observations of an Evolutionist

“I see the job of directing as being one of creating the right atmosphere, creating an environment where people can realize their full potential.”

People Jobs Realizing Environment Creating Atmosphere Full Potential

Author:Joe Wright

“Look for when the environment is changing - the big shift now is mobile Internet. It's really happening big-time. The way you interact with services on a smart phone compared to the Web is quite different, so there's a huge opportunity.”

Way Looks Different Bigs Opportunity Environment Huge Internet Smart Happenings Phones Mobile

Author:Niklas Zennstrom

“But when you have to deal with notes, and to be able to make a full definition of what a sound is - if you are not around that environment, then you'll find you lose that feel, that momentum, you lose all that.”

Ifs Feels Able Sound Loses Deals Environment Notes Definitions Momentum

Author:Dennis Brown

“My school in St. Louis is great. They basically created a program where I can do online classes and independent studies when I'm traveling. But then I still get to go home and take classes in a normal school environment.”

Stills I Can Home School Can Do Class Study Environment Normal Program Independent Online

Author:Karlie Kloss

“There’s never a wrong idea. You just keep throwing stuff out and inevitably there are elements of different things that inspire a character or environment.”

Ideas Different Character Stuff Environment Inspire Elements Different Things Throwing Wrong Ideas

Author:John Lasseter

“Stupid religion makes stupid beliefs, stupid leaders make stupid rules, stupid environment makes stupid health, stupid companions makes stupid behaviour, stupid movies makes stupid acts, stupid food makes stupid skin, stupid bed makes stupid sleep, stupid ideas makes stupid decisions, stupid clothes makes stupid appearance. Lets get rid of stupidity from our stupid short lives.”

Ideas Belief Sleep Decision Leader Environment Stupid Bed Clothes Skins Appearance Stupidity Companion Behaviour Short Life Stupid Ideas Stupid Decision Stupid Movie

Author:Michael Bassey

“We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.”

Children Environment Failing Our Children Our Environment

Author:Carol Moseley Braun

“I was brought up in an environment to believe that my opinion was important, that I had something to say, and that it was no less powerful because I was young, a girl, at the time really unattractive, definitely not the smartest kid in the class.”

Believe Important Kids Young Girl Powerful Opinion Class Environment Unattractive

Author:Megyn Kelly

“We should not knowingly allow any species or race to go extinct. And let us go beyond mere salvage to begin the restoration of natural environments, in order to enlarge wild populations and stanch the hemorrhaging of biological wealth. There can be no purpose more enspiriting than to begin the age of restoration, reweaving the wondrous diversity of life that still surrounds us.”

Should Stills Age Purpose Order Natural Wealth Race Environment Diversity Mere Species Population Surround Restoration Wondrous Natural Environment Salvage Diversity Of Life

Author:E. O. Wilson

“I have no idea how to become successful in children's tv programming today other than to say that whereever you find that rare animal being pursued, insert yourself into its environment; get in the door in any position and work from within.”

Children Ideas Today Animal Successful Environment Doors Position Tvs No Idea Programming Pursued Becoming Successful Insert

Author:William Jackson

“We are tired of fighting, we are tired of being courageous, we are tired of winning, we are tired of defeating our enemies, we want that we will be able to live in an entirely different environment of relations with our enemies.”

Want Different Able Fighting Winning Enemy Environment Relation Tired Courageous Different Environments Tired Of Fighting

Author:Ehud Olmert

“I would like you to show me, if you can, where the line can be drawn between an organism and it's environment. The environment is in you. It's passing through you. You're breathing it in and out. You and every other creature.”

Ifs Shows Lines Environment Like You Creatures Passing Passings Breathing Organisms Show Me Passing Through

Author:Wendell Berry

“Natural selection deals ruthlessly with any population, bird or beaver, which fails to solve the problems of its environment with all those resources, learned or unlearned, which may be at its disposal.”

May Problem Natural Deals Environment Failing Evolution Bird Resources Population Solve Selection Natural Selection Beavers

Book:THE TERRITORIAL IMPERATIVE

Source: THE TERRITORIAL IMPERATIVE

“Earth is a family business.”

Earth Environment

Book:Open Heart Therapy

Source: Open Heart Therapy

“The environment does not determine man's culture; it merely sets the outer limits and at the same time offers opportunities.”

Men Doe Culture Opportunity Environment Offers Limits Determine Outer Limits

Book:Man's Rise to Civilization as Shown by the Indians of North America from Primeval Times to the Coming of the Industrial State

Source: Man's Rise to Civilization as Shown by the Indians of North America from Primeval Times to the Coming of the Industrial State

“The Buggles was much more a studio environment idea, which we never actually took on the road.”

Ideas Environment Studios

Author:Geoff Downes

“Students who are interested in learning about the environment should not be dissuaded from doing so, but only if they have proved their proficiency in other basic courses, such as U.S. history. Until then, we need to focus on producing well-educated citizens steeped in their country's history and mindful of their civic responsibilities.”

Ifs Needs Should Wells Country Courses Responsibility Environment Focus Students Citizens Educated Civics Well Educated Proficiency Civic Responsibility

Author:George Nethercutt

“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.”

“Going to college helped me, because I had four years in the conservatory program, which is close as you can get to a professional environment. It's like all day.”

Years Environment Four College Program Four Years Going To College Conservatory

Author:Ryan Sypek

“We all recognize that in recent decades, many important achievements have helped create a cleaner, healthier environment, yet our national needs in environmental health are not being fully met.”

Needs Important Environment Mets Achievement Mental Health Environmental Decades Cleaners Environmental Health

Author:Samuel Wilson

“As you sow in your subconscious mind, so shall you reap in your body and environment.”

Mind Body Environment Your Body Subconscious Reap Subconscious Mind Power Subconscious Mind

Book:The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

Source: The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

“Children of a culture born in a water-rich environment, we have never really learned how important water is to us. We understand it, but we do not respect it.”

Children Important Culture Water Born Rich Environment Rain Rivers Environmental Drinking Water Drink Water Water Resources Rivers And Water Water Fountain World Water Day Rain Water

Book:Nor any drop to drink

Source: Nor any drop to drink

“Home is an invention on which no one has yet improved.”

Home Environment Environmental Invention Simple Living

Author:Ann Douglas

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