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There's a very particular way that the military speaks. There's a lot of profanity and a lot of acronyms. Phil Klay acronymlotmilitary Change image and share on social
I was studying with Peter Carey, Colum McCann; but also, my fellow students were really critical readers for me. Phil Klay careycolumcritical Change image and share on social
'Redeployment' is a military term. It means to transfer a unit from one area to another. Phil Klay areameanmilitary Change image and share on social
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school. Daniel Tammet amountconsiderablyfiction share on social
We'll get material in there and all of a sudden I'll switch the material around or the order of the show. Davy Jones materialordershow Change image and share on social
I doubt very much that the chief executives of any of the Fortune 500 corporations can name five edible plants, five native grasses, or five migratory birds within walking distance of their homes, or name the soil series upon which their house sits. And I would contend that if you don't know where you are, you are in fact nowhere at all. Paul Hawken birdchiefcontend share on social