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Farmers can't plant much more land because almost every accessible acre of arable soil is already in use. Nor can the use of fertilizer be increased: it is already being overused everywhere except some parts of Africa, and the runoff is polluting rivers, lakes, and oceans.

~Charles C. Mann

Topics: Accessible Africa Almost Because Being Every Everywhere Except Farmers Fertilizer Increased Lakes Land More Much Nor Oceans Parts Plant Polluting Rivers Soil Some Use

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To write what is worth publishing, to find honest people to publish it, and get sensible people to read it, are the three great difficulties in being an author.

~Charles Caleb Colton

Topics: Author Being Difficulties Find Get Great Honest Honest People People Publish Publishing Read Sensible Three Worth Write

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I'm aiming by the time I'm fifty to stop being an adolescent.

~Charles Caleb Colton

Topics: Adolescent Aiming Being By The Time Fifty Stop Time

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A car to pick me up every day, a chair with my name on it, everybody being very polite... what can you do except sit back and watch it all, try to take it all in?

~Charles Dance

Topics: Back Being Car Chair Day Every Every Day Everybody Except Me Name Pick Polite Sit Take Try Up Very Watch You

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We need to look to our laurels a bit with television in this country. I don't think enough risks are being taken in drama television in the U.K., and I think a lot of programme makers are underestimating the intelligence of the viewing public, basing it all on ratings.

~Charles Dance

Topics: Being Bit Country Drama Enough Intelligence Laurels Look Lot Makers Need Our Programme Public Ratings Risks Taken Television Think Viewing I Think

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Runners are the lowest of the low in film units. They're paid very, very minimal wages - probably below the national average. And runners are now being asked to drive actors about, as well as their runner duties. It's kind of the same as taking advantage of nurses - it's appalling.

~Charles Dance

Topics: About Actor Advantage Appalling Asked Average Being Below Drive Duties Film Kind Low Lowest Minimal National Now Nurses Paid Runner Runners Same Taking Taking Advantage Units Very Wages Well

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You should encourage a child to show off. You can say to a child, 'Stop being rude,' 'Stop shouting,' 'Stop jumping around on the furniture.' But 'Stop showing off'? That's awful.

~Charles Dance

Topics: Around Awful Being Child Encourage Furniture Jumping Off Rude Say Should Shouting Show Show Off Showing Stop You

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The quality of writing attracts me to films, also who the other actors are, who the director is, where it's being shot. Any or all of those things. But if the writing is really appalling, then the money had better be really good. Sometimes you say yes to something you wouldn't always do because you need the money.

~Charles Dance

Topics: Actor Also Always Any Appalling Attracts Because Being Better Director Films Good Had Me Money Need Other Quality Really Say Shot Something Sometimes Then Things Those Where Who Writing Yes You

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A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others.

~Charles Darwin

Topics: Actions Approving Being Capable Disapprove His Moral Motives Others Past Reflecting Some Who

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I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.

~Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Being Cannot Errors France French Her Lift Mud Out Prevent Return She Tried Will

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