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- Nov 07, 2020
New Quotes
On fresh starts, new cities and beginning again.
Many of the quotes here trace what's new: a new city, a new circle of people, a new chapter after school. Several reflect specifically on relocating and adjusting to a very different pace of life. For more on that theme, see our City quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Certainly, when I left New Zealand, there was no career there as a comedian. I was doing more live gigs than anyone, and I was maybe doing three a week. Even then, it would often be the same people in the audience, going, 'I saw you on Tuesday, mate!'
- Displace
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- Nov 07, 2020
When coal came into the picture, it took about 50 or 60 years to displace timber. Then, crude oil was found, and it took 60, 70 years, and then natural gas. So it takes 100 years or more for some new breakthrough in energy to become the dominant source. Most people have difficulty coming to grips with the sheer enormity of energy consumption.
- Displace
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- Nov 07, 2020
When coal came into the picture, it took about 50 or 60 years to displace timber. Then crude oil was found, and it took 60, 70 years, and then natural gas. So it takes 100 years or more for some new breakthrough in energy to become the dominant source.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Volunteering is a way to quickly become part of your new community, make connections, and start to feel at home. That doesn't just benefit the individual. It benefits the company, too.
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020
The older I've got the less I find myself going back and re-reading or really reading new fiction or poetry.
- Product
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- Nov 07, 2020
The idea of literalism in the Bible is a very new phenomenon. In many ways, it's a product of the scientific revolution.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a scholar of religions with four degrees, including one in the New Testament and fluency in Biblical Greek, who has been studying the origins of Christianity for two decades, who also happens to be Muslim.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
My biography of Jesus is probably the first popular biography that does not use the New Testament as its primary source material.
- Fashion
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you have new jeans, you don't like the ones you just wore. It's crazy, but that's fashion.
- Progress
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- Nov 07, 2020
In order for fashion to progress, we have to always be willing to invest in someone or something new and embrace risks, regardless of the economy.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Diesel team has incredible passion. We work for ourselves and design for ourselves. When I see a new watch in our collection, I go crazy. I want one of everything.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020