Mattie Ross: And "futile", Marshal Cogburn, "pursuit would be futile"? It's not spelled "f-u-d-e-l."
If he had listened to some of his advisors and had tried to make the Marshall Plan a political dumping ground for unqualified politicians, it couldn't have been a success.
It is better, as far as getting the vote is concerned, I believe, to have a small, united group than an immense debating society.
The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a civilized society.
Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them.
Ada saat diam itu emas. Ada masa diam meneguhkan cinta. Ada kala diam melahirkan karya. Ada waktu diam menguras air mata. Ada keadaan diam menyebabkan bencana.
We'll have to marshal our forces in Washington. It won't be easy. That doesn't mean it can't be done.
Contrary to common belief, Christian fiction did not begin with Catherine Marshall, Janette Oke, or Frank Peretti.
Mencintai angin harus menjadi siut... Mencintai air harus menjadi ricik... Mencintai gunung harus menjadi terjal... Mencintai api harus menjadi jilat... Mencintai cakrawala harus menebas jarak... MencintaiMu harus menjadi aku
Some of my high school teachers did remind me that I had an excellent imagination when it came to making up excuses.
You can find out anything you want about a car now, and especially every bit of information about the price, without relying on the dealers.
Environmental scientists in Canada said it was impossible for me to get to the Pole in 2004... I said 'no,' it's still OK, and I can still get there, and I did.
No one does a better, cleaner, or environmental friendlier, than the United States, when it comes to drilling for oil, gas, coal, oil refineries and fish friendly hydroelectric.
Take air quality in the United States today: It's about 30 percent better than it was 25 years ago, even though there are now more people driving more cars.
I find the parallels between how some investors refuse to recognise the trends and our reaction to some of our environmental challenges very powerful. There is an unwillingness to process unpleasant data.
It is economically irrational to exclude large environmental costs from the balance sheets of the producers and the consumers. You are only kidding yourself if you export those costs on to society as a whole.
Shrimp farms are a scourge on the earth, frankly, from an environmental point of view. They pour huge amounts of pollutants into the ocean. They also pollute their next-door neighbors.
I find it interesting that many of the people who want to restrict fossil fuels live in well-developed countries where abundant and affordable energy is readily available.
I would say Gary Snyder, who is from my part of the world as a poet and environmental thinker, will be read just as Henry Thoreau as John Muir will continue to be read.
There should be more attention paid to scientific research in the ecology area, and I think that such attention to proper environmental concerns would make the public feel much better about it.
I always thought we had an environmental problem, but I hadn't realized how urgent it was. James Lovelock writes that by the end of this century there will be one billion people left.
