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Trading Their Porsche for a Prius: Celebrity Quotes

Celebrities have been early adopters of the Toyota Prius, as the car gives them the ability to both "care" about the environment while allowing them to set an example for the little people. Of course, any "caring" they're doing is offset the moment they hop in their private jets, but they'll do their best to convince you otherwise through rhetoric. It's what they do.

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Meryl Streep
"If everybody that had two cars had a Prius instead of an SUV, we wouldn't be in the Middle East right now."
Read Paul Knight's Prius feature: "Wild Rides."

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Miley Cyrus
"I didn't like [my Porsche] because it was bad for the environment. My dad surprised me last night with a black Prius."
Read Paul Knight's Prius feature: "Wild Rides."

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Bill Maher
"Driving a hybrid is about terrorism and the environment, our number one and two issues."
Read Paul Knight's Prius feature: "Wild Rides."

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Neil Patrick Harris
"I drive a Toyota Prius. I named mine Judas. Judas Prius."
Read Paul Knight's Prius feature: "Wild Rides."

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Larry David
"I needed something to make me feel smugly superior."
Read Paul Knight's Prius feature: "Wild Rides."

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Thomas Friedman
"I want to wake up and read that General Motors has decided it will no longer make gas-guzzling Hummers and President Bush has decided to replace his limousine with an armor-plated Toyota Prius, a hybrid car that gets over 40 miles to the gallon."
Read Paul Knight's Prius feature: "Wild Rides."

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Will Ferrell
"I absolutely love our Prius. In addition to being obviously economical and environmentally friendly, they drive great and are just plain sexy. There's no reason all Americans shouldn't be driving hybrid cars."
Read Paul Knight's Prius feature: "Wild Rides."

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Cameron Diaz
"I've driven a Prius since they've been out. I do my carbon offsetting for my travels because I travel so much. My travel agent just basically tallies it as I go."
Read Paul Knight's Prius feature: "Wild Rides."

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Arianna Huffington
"So my Toyota Prius is an automotive two-fer: a pleasure to drive and patriotic to boot."
Read Paul Knight's Prius feature: "Wild Rides."

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