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Global warming may be a 'crisis,' even 'the most pressing environmental problem of our time.' ... Indeed, it may ultimately affect nearly everyone on the… — John Roberts
Whether they really believe in their brave new world, however, is ultimately beside the point. They're building it. And in the friction-free future, jacked into… — Mark Slouka
Hitting the gym to release stress is not nearly as effective as hitting the people that cause the stress to begin with. — Alan Garner
Although the constant shadow of certain death looms over everyday, the pleasures and joys of life can be so fine and affecting that the heart… — Dean Koontz
My candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open. — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Another inspiration that has helped me get through has been Lance Armstrong's story. My cancer is not nearly as bad as his, but I believe… — Grete Waitz
A certain kind of rich man afflicted with the symptoms of moral dandyism sooner or later comes to the conclusion that it isn't enough merely… — Lewis H. Lapham
There is a natural disgust in the minds of nearly all white people to the idea of indiscriminate amalgamation of the white and black races… — Abraham Lincoln
Women are extraordinary in lacking the estrus, or period of heat. The females of most other primate species become sexually active, to the point of… — E. O. Wilson
We have been terribly and systematically misled for nearly 70 years in the United States. — Sanjay Gupta
In my investigation in the service of the god I found that those who had the highest reputation were nearly the most deficient, while those… — Socrates
Human life is a continuous thread which each of us spins to his own pattern, rich and complex in meaning. There are no natural knots… — Edgar Friedenberg
As a scientist, objectivity is one of my most deeply held values. If we could just try harder, I once thought, surely we could each… — Daniel Everett
But actual rapists, men who are usually known to (and often loved by) their victims? Men who are sometimes our sports heroes, political leaders, buddies,… — Jaclyn Friedman
If you're going to be a writer, you're going to write because you have to. It's not like other arts and not nearly as rewarding… — Unknown Author
Throughout my reading life, I've enjoyed many memorable meals-if only fictionally. The oysters at dinner near the beginning of Anna Karenina, the dinner Nana throws… — Alexander Chee
Associated with this weight gain are increased risks in adulthood for joint problems, angina, high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes, type 2 diabetes and, ultimately,… — Jeff Schweitzer
That we need help is easy to see every time we walk down the street. The experts confirm what the obscured view in front of… — Jeff Schweitzer
Nearly forty years ago, a distinguished Prime Minister of this country ... said, 'They may not be angels but they are at least our friends.'*… — John F. Kennedy
The gains we made in the United States that have made our country great have, in large part, been made over the opposition of major… — Byron Dorgan
It is easy to forget, since the Catholic Church is now the only large American religious denomination whose ecclesiastical hierarchy continues to oppose birth control,… — Susan Jacoby
What else have I done nearly all my life than go hungry and go on singing? — Carl Sandburg
When a man once gets a start holding office, it is nearly always necessary to finally choke him off. — E. W. Howe
Politics, as a trade, finds most and leaves nearly all dishonest. — Abraham Lincoln
Some racists still reject the plain testimony written in the DNA that all the races are not only human but nearly indistinguishable. . . . — Carl Sagan

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