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We can't be anti-everything - we need an energy plan that adds up. But there's a lack of numeracy in the public discussion of energy. Where people do use numbers, they select them to sound big and score points in arguments, rather than to aid thoughtful discussion.

~David J. C. Mackay

Topics: Adds Aid Argument Big Discussion Energy Lack Need Numbers People Plan Points Public Rather Score Select Sound Than Them Thoughtful Up Use Where

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I was distressed by the poor quality of the debate surrounding energy. I was also noticing so much green wash from politicians and big business. I was tired of the debate - the extremism, the nimbyism, the hair shirt. We need a constructive conversation about energy, not a Punch and Judy show. I just wanted to try to reboot the whole debate.

~David J. C. Mackay

Topics: About Also Big Big Business Business Constructive Conversation Debate Distressed Energy Extremism Green Hair Judy Just Much Need Noticing Politicians Poor Punch Quality Shirt Show Surrounding Tired Try Wanted Wash Whole

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Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success.

~David Joseph Schwartz

Topics: Achievements Big Expect Goals Little Success Think Think Big Win

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The one big strategic error - which was a political error and an economic error of grand proportions - was the prescription drug bill.

~David Keene

Topics: Big Bill Economic Error Grand Political Prescription Proportions Strategic Which

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I'm a big fan of independent girls who are strong-willed, vocal in their opinions, and have a sense of humor.

~David Lambert

Topics: Big Big Fan Fan Girl Humor Independent Opinions Sense Sense Of Humor Strong-Willed Vocal Who

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Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it.

~David Lee Roth

Topics: Alongside Big Big Enough Buy Enough Happiness Money Pull Right Up Yacht You

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There are a lot of big action movies that we've worked on where the attitude has been, 'Let's just get through this scene.' Then you get those jumpy, what-were-they-thinking action sequences.

~David Leitch

Topics: Action Action Movies Attitude Been Big Get Just Lot Movies Scene Then Those Through Where Worked You

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I started off writing kind of big summer, blockbustery kinds of movies, but at that time, I had no name, nobody knew who I was, and somebody told me I can't write movies that are going to cost $100 million to make and expect someone to buy them; it was just impractical.

~David Leslie Johnson

Topics: Big Buy Cost Expect Going Had Impractical Just Kind Kinds Knew Make Me Million Movies Name Nobody Off Somebody Someone Started Summer Them Time Who Write Writing

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The big debate right now is if Saddam is alive or dead. He's dead, then he's alive, then dead, then alive. It's just confusing. Today they showed videotape, and Saddam was speaking at his own funeral.

~David Letterman

Topics: Alive Big Confusing Dead Debate Funeral He His Just Now Own Right Saddam Speaking Then Today Videotape

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I would rather be the only horse in a one-horse town than be the third horse in a big city.

~David Lichtenstein

Topics: Big Big City City Horse Only Rather Than Third Town Would

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