Charles Koch Quotes
I studied what principles under-laid peace and prosperity and concluded the only way to achieve societal well-being was through a system of economic freedom.
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I feel that I am a scholar who only with the left hand writes novels.
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I throw ideas out into the open when I really should just be writing them down in a journal.
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Like many writers, I started by writing short stories. I needed to learn how to write and stories are the most practical way to do this, and less soul-destroying than working your way through a lengthy novel and then discovering it's rubbish.
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I will say the scope of the 'Supergirl' pilot was incredible. I've personally never been involved in something with such a huge production value and scope.
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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I enjoy passing time in my house. I'll get up, head out on the terrace, think about what to do, fool around oiling the floorboards or hanging pictures askew.
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it.
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I've set the bar quite high in terms of storytelling.
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I'm kind of a sucker for the retro-diagnoses.
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Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.
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It never occurred to me that I'd be on a television show or in feature films but when those came into play my dreams changed along the way.
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Friends are not made, but recognized.
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I pick my actors primarily based on my gut-feel. They could be rank newcomers or established stars, but if I feel they'll do justice to my characters, they are on. I think Bollywood is now looking towards Kollywood for new faces, and, to my mind, Suriya will be a very successful crossover star because he's very versatile.
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Everybody around the world wants to send their kids to our universities. But nobody wants to send their kids here to public school.
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If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence.
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I feel like I just have such the blood and bones of a New Yorker that I can almost imagine better, like, giving up the fight and not being able to afford the city and going out West, keeping a small place here, and then when I'm like 80, coming back here, living on the park and going to the theater.
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If there were no government-guaranteed student loans, college tuition would be much lower.
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I don't think I was born beautiful. I just think I was born me.
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The freedom that money gives you makes you... well, I wouldn't say happy, but I'd say it gives you diversity.
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If we commit ourselves to one person for life this is not, as many people think, a rejection of freedom; rather, it demands the courage to move into all the risks of freedom, and the risk of love which is permanent; into that love which is not possession but participation.
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We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature.
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Sickness begets chaos, which, through hard work and a touch of grace, leads to growth and resurrection.
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I studied what principles under-laid peace and prosperity and concluded the only way to achieve societal well-being was through a system of economic freedom.
