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Simply put, drilling in ANWR would be expensive, environmentally devastating, and would do very little to fix our energy crisis or to bring down the price of oil and gasoline.

~Allyson Schwartz

Topics: Bring Crisis Devastating Down Drilling Energy Environmentally Expensive Fix Gasoline Little Oil Our Price Put Simply Very Would

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I represent the Port of Philadelphia, and I know firsthand the important role that ports play in the national and global economy. I have also seen how simple accidents can have devastating impacts on the port system.

~Allyson Schwartz

Topics: Accidents Also Devastating Economy Firsthand Global Global Economy How Impacts Important Important Role Know National Philadelphia Play Port Ports Represent Role Seen Simple System

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The world generally speaking is now drifting on a more and more devastating course towards the absurd target of extermination - or rather, to be more exact - of the northern hemisphere's towns, fields, and the people who have developed our civilization.

~Alva Myrdal

Topics: Absurd Civilization Course Devastating Developed Drifting Exact Fields Generally Hemisphere More More And More Northern Now Our People Rather Speaking Target Towards Towns Who World

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I made myself a little angry before beam. That's the best way to do beam. It's important to fuel yourself with some devastating things, but I also realized that if I daydream about doing well and having this silver medal, it's more motivating than focusing on the negatives. So I learned to focus on the positive.

~Aly Raisman

Topics: About Also Angry Beam Before Best Best Way Daydream Devastating Doing Focus Focusing Fuel Having Important Learned Little Made Medal More Motivating Myself Negatives Positive Realized Silver Some Than Things Way Well Yourself

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Well, if you're suspecting your lover is having an affair, it's definitely devastating. It's really a terrible, terrible feeling because you have no control.

~Amanda Seyfried

Topics: Affair Because Control Definitely Devastating Feeling Having Lover No Control Really Terrible Well You Your

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Most people imagine that resolving particular problems will make them happy. If only one had more money, or love, or success, then life would feel manageable. It can be devastating to realize the falseness of such tempered optimism.

~Andrew Solomon

Topics: Devastating Feel Had Happy Imagine Life Love Make Manageable Money More Most Only Optimism Particular People Problems Realize Resolving Success Tempered Them Then Will Would

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If you are not moved by the character, no amount of CGI will give you a performance that is emotionally engaging or devastating - what a live-action performance does.

~Andy Serkis

Topics: Amount Character Devastating Does Emotionally Engaging Give Moved Performance Will You Cgi

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I started wearing wigs when I was younger and had a thyroid disease that made my hair fall out. It was devastating. I thought, 'I could either have an issue with this, or I could go to the store and buy a wig.' And then I fell in love with wearing them, and I stuck with it even after my hair came back.

~Angela Robinson

Topics: After Back Buy Came Could Devastating Disease Either Even Fall Fell Go Had Hair Issue Love Made Out Started Store Stuck Them Then Thought Thyroid Wearing Wig Wigs Younger

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The great question, is there anything at all which is worth fighting such a war about, with the devastating loss it will bring? I believe yes, there are some freedoms which to sacrifice would be EVEN worse.

~Anne Perry

Topics: About Anything Believe Bring Devastating Even Even Worse Fighting Freedoms Great Loss Question Sacrifice Some War Which Will Worse Worth Would Yes I Believe

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Just learning that you have MS is such a devastating shock.

~Annette Funicello

Topics: Devastating Just Learning Shock You Ms

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