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"In modelling, there is no point in trying to prove you have a brain, so why even bother? I'd sooner save the energy for something more meaningful."

"In modelling, there is no point in trying to prove you have a brain, so why even bother? I'd sooner save the energy for something more meaningful."

Helena Christensen, Danish Model

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"I think the cost of energy will come down when we make this transition to renewable energy."

"I think the cost of energy will come down when we make this transition to renewable energy."

Al Gore, American Vice President

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"Watch your thoughts, for they will become the words of people you draw to yourself."

"Watch your thoughts, for they will become the words of people you draw to yourself."

Vironika Tugaleva, Ukrainian Author

Energy, Thought, Word, Attraction, Mindset

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"And when these advances are made, hydrogen can fill critical energy needs beyond transportation. Hydrogen can also be used to heat and generate electricity for our homes. The future possibilities of this energy source are enormous."

"And when these advances are made, hydrogen can fill critical energy needs beyond transportation. Hydrogen can also be used to heat and generate electricity for our homes. The future possibilities of this energy source are enormous."

Dan Lipinski, American Politician

Energy, Electricity, Future, Needs

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"With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft."

"With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft."

Henri Matisse, French Artist

Energy, Witchcraft

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"Texas has long been known as the nation's largest energy producer, but we are equally proud of our distinction as the nation's leading energy innovator."

"Texas has long been known as the nation's largest energy producer, but we are equally proud of our distinction as the nation's leading energy innovator."

Rick Perry, American Politician

Energy, Leading, Nation

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"For example, some stars put out large amounts of energy in the infrared part of the spectrum, so that this can produce a different relative magnitude rating than using light energy from the middle of the spectrum."

"For example, some stars put out large amounts of energy in the infrared part of the spectrum, so that this can produce a different relative magnitude rating than using light energy from the middle of the spectrum."

Charles Francis Richter, American Scientist

Energy, Example, Light, Stars

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"I don't look at this as a religious based thing. To me this is energy based."

"I don't look at this as a religious based thing. To me this is energy based."

John Edward, American Entertainer

Energy, Religious

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"We need to become energy independent or at least aspire to that."

"We need to become energy independent or at least aspire to that."

Thomas Friedman, American Journalist

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"My prose is turgid, it just hasn't got any energy."

"My prose is turgid, it just hasn't got any energy."

Carol Ann Duffy, British Poet

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"But on the whole, nothing requires unbearable energy for me, it's just a normal thing."

"But on the whole, nothing requires unbearable energy for me, it's just a normal thing."

Isabelle Huppert, French Actress

Energy, Nothing

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"With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the next thing."

"With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the next thing."

Robert Mapplethorpe, American Photographer

Energy, Moments, Photography

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"They can't do without electricity. They can do with less electricity."

"They can't do without electricity. They can do with less electricity."

Kenneth Lay, American Businessman

Energy, Electricity

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"Energy, like the biblical grain of the mustard-seed, will remove mountains."

"Energy, like the biblical grain of the mustard-seed, will remove mountains."

Hosea Ballou, American Clergyman

Energy, Mountains, Will

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"We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources."

"We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources."

Mac Thornberry, American Politician

Energy, Research

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"Each reform, therefore, improving the economical and political situation of the workers proves to be an arm that increases the energy with which the proletarian struggle of classes is fought."

"Each reform, therefore, improving the economical and political situation of the workers proves to be an arm that increases the energy with which the proletarian struggle of classes is fought."

Clara Zetkin, German Politician

Energy, Reform, Struggle, Workers

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"I've always had way too much energy so I'm always looking for new things to do to channel that energy."

"I've always had way too much energy so I'm always looking for new things to do to channel that energy."

Channing Tatum, American Actor

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"Leo: I'm almost out of gas! Woah, that came out wrong. I meant the burning kind!"

"Leo: I'm almost out of gas! Woah, that came out wrong. I meant the burning kind!"

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Energy, Humor, Truth, Happiness, Life

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"Well I think that's probably one of a few, where I grew up in the City of New York, it's got a lot of energy, my parents are Irish-American so there was a bit of yelling going on in my house but it seemed normal."

"Well I think that's probably one of a few, where I grew up in the City of New York, it's got a lot of energy, my parents are Irish-American so there was a bit of yelling going on in my house but it seemed normal."

John McEnroe, American Athlete

Energy, Irish, Parents

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"The objects that are of moderate energy, like our sun or most of the stars that we see in the night sky with the naked eye, are objects in which relatively moderate energy processes are taking place."

"The objects that are of moderate energy, like our sun or most of the stars that we see in the night sky with the naked eye, are objects in which relatively moderate energy processes are taking place."

Claude Nicollier, American Astronaut

Energy, Eye, Night, Sky

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"My hobby of not attending meetings about recycling saves more energy than your hobby of recycling."

"My hobby of not attending meetings about recycling saves more energy than your hobby of recycling."

John McCarthy, American Politician

Energy, Meetings, Recycling

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"The high prices also highlight the fact that the U.S. is too heavily dependent on fossil fuels that we import from unstable parts of the world. To protect our national security, we must become more energy secure."

"The high prices also highlight the fact that the U.S. is too heavily dependent on fossil fuels that we import from unstable parts of the world. To protect our national security, we must become more energy secure."

Dan Lipinski, American Politician

Energy, Fact, Nationalsecurity, World

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"Today, energy prices are at historic highs. Some analysts estimate that energy price shocks this year could cost American consumers more than $40 billion. Speaking very frankly, we cannot afford this kind of expense."

"Today, energy prices are at historic highs. Some analysts estimate that energy price shocks this year could cost American consumers more than $40 billion. Speaking very frankly, we cannot afford this kind of expense."

Jeff Bingaman, American Politician

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"I also want to thank Arizona citizens for their efforts at conserving energy last summer."

"I also want to thank Arizona citizens for their efforts at conserving energy last summer."

Jane D. Hull, American Politician

Energy, Summer, Want

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"I look at myself, and I see a Spanish person who's trying to be understood by an English-speaking audience and is putting a lot of energy into that, instead of into expressing himself freely and feeling comfortable."

"I look at myself, and I see a Spanish person who's trying to be understood by an English-speaking audience and is putting a lot of energy into that, instead of into expressing himself freely and feeling comfortable."

Javier Bardem, Spanish Actor

Energy, English, Feeling, Trying

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"Mr. Speaker, high natural gas prices and the summer spike in gasoline prices serve as a stark reminder that the path to energy independence is a long and arduous one."

"Mr. Speaker, high natural gas prices and the summer spike in gasoline prices serve as a stark reminder that the path to energy independence is a long and arduous one."

Judy Biggert, American Politician

Energy, Independence, Summer

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"By reducing our dependence of foreign oil and increasing alternative energy sources such as ethanol, we can begin to bring down prices at the pumps, create thousands of new jobs and bring a much needed boost to our economy."

"By reducing our dependence of foreign oil and increasing alternative energy sources such as ethanol, we can begin to bring down prices at the pumps, create thousands of new jobs and bring a much needed boost to our economy."

Jim Ryun, American Athlete

Energy, Dependence, Economy, Jobs

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"You can find more traditional Shakespeare than we do. But what we want to bring to these works is energy, passion, freshness."

"You can find more traditional Shakespeare than we do. But what we want to bring to these works is energy, passion, freshness."

John Bradshaw, American Philosopher

Energy, Passion, Shakespeare, Want

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"Stable energy prices and enhanced national security will only come when we increase domestic energy resources, which was accomplished today with the opening of ANWR."

"Stable energy prices and enhanced national security will only come when we increase domestic energy resources, which was accomplished today with the opening of ANWR."

Kenny Marchant, American Politician

Energy, Nationalsecurity, Today, Will

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"Taking risks gives me energy."

"Taking risks gives me energy."

Jay Chiat, American Businessman

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"France generates a significant part of its energy requirements from fission reactors and these have achieved a perfect safety record. We build ours all differently."

"France generates a significant part of its energy requirements from fission reactors and these have achieved a perfect safety record. We build ours all differently."

Wilson Greatbatch, American Inventor

Energy, France, Safety

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"We also know that China and India, as their economies ramp up, are using more and more energy."

"We also know that China and India, as their economies ramp up, are using more and more energy."

Gale Norton, American Public Servant

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"There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy."

"There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy."

Ken Kesey, American Author

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"We need to reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy."

"We need to reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy."

Charlie Dent, American Politician

Energy, Dependence

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"There is a strong tendency in explanatory prose to invoke quantities of tension, energy, and whatnot to explain the genesis of pattern. I believe that all such explanations are inappropriate or wrong."

"There is a strong tendency in explanatory prose to invoke quantities of tension, energy, and whatnot to explain the genesis of pattern. I believe that all such explanations are inappropriate or wrong."

Gregory Bateson, British Scientist

Energy, Explanations, Prose, Tension

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"Perfect Night has that magic and it has the raw energy that grabs you by the throat."

"Perfect Night has that magic and it has the raw energy that grabs you by the throat."

Lou Reed, American Musician

Energy, Magic, Night

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"When you have energy companies like Shell and British Petroleum, both of which are perhaps represented in this room, saying there is a problem with excess carbon dioxide emission, I think we ought to listen."

"When you have energy companies like Shell and British Petroleum, both of which are perhaps represented in this room, saying there is a problem with excess carbon dioxide emission, I think we ought to listen."

James Baker, American Politician

Energy, Excess, Saying

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"I just feed off the energy of the audience."

"I just feed off the energy of the audience."

Larry David, American Actor

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"The Bush administration and Congressional Republicans have failed to bring up comprehensive energy reform or any piece of legislation for that matter that would lower gas prices, opting instead to give massive subsidies to the oil and gas industry."

"The Bush administration and Congressional Republicans have failed to bring up comprehensive energy reform or any piece of legislation for that matter that would lower gas prices, opting instead to give massive subsidies to the oil and gas industry."

Rosa DeLauro, American Politician

Energy, Legislation, Oil, Reform

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"Electric cars aren't pollution-free; they have to get their energy from somewhere."

"Electric cars aren't pollution-free; they have to get their energy from somewhere."

Alexandra Paul, American Actress

Energy, Pollution

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"Nerves provide me with energy... It's when I don't have them, when I feel at ease, that's when I get worried."

"Nerves provide me with energy... It's when I don't have them, when I feel at ease, that's when I get worried."

Mike Nichols, German Director

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"An energy tax punishes senior citizens, it punishes rural Americans, if you use electricity it punishes you. This bill will increase your cost of living and may kill your job."

"An energy tax punishes senior citizens, it punishes rural Americans, if you use electricity it punishes you. This bill will increase your cost of living and may kill your job."

Newt Gingrich, American Politician

Energy, Americans, Electricity, Tax

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"I look at ANWR (Artic National Wildlife Refuge) as a poison pill in the energy bill."

"I look at ANWR (Artic National Wildlife Refuge) as a poison pill in the energy bill."

Ben Nelson, American Politician

Energy, Poison, Wildlife

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"I mean, when you've had a problem in your past, whether it's attributed directly to high cholesterol or not, you want to lower your cholesterol. You want to eat healthy. You want to feel healthy. You want to have a little more energy."

"I mean, when you've had a problem in your past, whether it's attributed directly to high cholesterol or not, you want to lower your cholesterol. You want to eat healthy. You want to feel healthy. You want to have a little more energy."

Mike Ditka, American Coach

Energy, Past, Want

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"The process of receiving information for me is seeing, hearing, and feeling their energy in my frame of reference. That doesn't mean I see the individual, unfortunately."

"The process of receiving information for me is seeing, hearing, and feeling their energy in my frame of reference. That doesn't mean I see the individual, unfortunately."

John Edward, American Entertainer

Energy, Feeling, Hearing, Information

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"It is strange to reflect how much energy is thrown away in attempting to know the unknowable."

"It is strange to reflect how much energy is thrown away in attempting to know the unknowable."

Joseph Barber Lightfoot, English Theologian

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"The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world."

"The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world."

Willa Cather, American Author

Energy, Evening, Sun, World

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"The source of this energy is the sun's radiation."

"The source of this energy is the sun's radiation."

Albert Szent Gyorgyi, Hungarian Scientist

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"The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have."

"The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have."

Norman Vincent Peale, American Clergyman

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"Five years of Republicans' failed energy policies have resulted in Americans paying twice as much at the pump as they did in 2001, while big oil companies make triple the profits."

"Five years of Republicans' failed energy policies have resulted in Americans paying twice as much at the pump as they did in 2001, while big oil companies make triple the profits."

Russ Carnahan, American Politician

Energy, Americans, Oil, Republicans

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