Laurie David Quotes

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Laurie David

Profession : Activist

Birth : March 22, 1958

A bald man driving a hybrid is a very sexy thing.

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Paul Cummins is a genius. He's a true visionary.

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The topic of global warming is so heavy that sometimes the only way you can open people's eyes is by greeting them with levity and self-deprecation first.

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That's what hurts the environmental movement - holding people to a standard they cannot meet. That just pushes people away.

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History will judge Senator Inhofe. You know he has a lot or responsibility on his hands for keeping any kind of movement and serious, meaningful action on global warming happening in the Congress.

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And by the way, the United States is the biggest cause in global warming pollution. And we're doing the least about it. I find that personally embarrassing.

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Americans want to reduce our dependence on oil. And Americans really don't wanna be contributing global warming if they can help it.

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I want everyone else to become a global warming activist so it's not all on my shoulders.

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Fear of failure, what is that? It would never occur to me.

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Yes, I take a private plane on holiday a couple of times a year, and I feel horribly guilty about it. I probably shouldn't do it. But the truth is, I'm not perfect.

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It would be very difficult for me to stay in a marriage with a Republican at this point. Not that there's anything wrong with Republicans, but I happen to be a Democrat.

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And I think comedy obviously a great way to get a message out because you know the reason why things are funny is because they're true.

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If you can influence five people, fantastic. If you can influence five hundred people, fantastic. It's all important.

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I'm becoming more of a religious person actually as I get older, which I think is not an unusual phenomenon.

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Growing up, I didn't have great family dinners. We sat down every night, and my mother cooked food, but it was always about who was going to leave the table crying first.

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Kids need rituals. They need the security of them, the bonding time of them.

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If you're doing takeout, try to get the healthiest takeout you can. And just take it out of the plastic, right? Get your grandma's old china or get a fancy little bowl, and put the takeout in the bowl and light a candle.

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Everything you worry about as a parent can be improved by sitting down regularly with your kids.

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I find it so exciting to grow your own food.

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Just because you've been divorced doesn't mean you're not still a family.

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