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Unfortunately the global warming hysteria, as I see it, is driven by politics more than by science. ↗

— Freeman Dyson

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They were being driven to a prison, through no fault of their own, in all probability for life. In comparison, how much easier it would be to walk to the gallows than to this tomb of living horrors! ↗

— Nellie Bly

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A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

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I never worry about being driven to drink; I just worry about being driven home. ↗

— W. C. Fields

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What I wish I had, is that I wish I was a little more Greek, in that I wish I could lose my North American driven attitude and that I could be a little bit more poetic and laissez faire. ↗

— Nia Vardalos

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And when I first came out from New York, I hadn't driven in a long time. Now I'm like Joe Speedster. ↗

— Calista Flockhart

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I've always been a fan of the 19th century novel, of the novel that is plotted, character-driven, and where the passage of time is almost as central to the novel as a major minor character, the passage of time and its effect on the characters in the story. ↗

— John Irving

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My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible. ↗

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

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If you feel driven and compelled to make your work and to be fiercely original and have something unique to say, in a compelling way, then chances are the helpers will be there for you the doors will open some, the ice will crack. ↗

— David Knopfler

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In my books, I never portray violence as a reasonable solution to a problem. If the lead characters in the story are driven to it, it's at the extreme end of their experience. ↗

— Dean Koontz

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