Charles Vest Quotes
Over-reliance on strictly economic justifications has already begun to hurt the quality and range of education at every level of American life.
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Many people thought I would never succeed, because I am so Russian. So Russian, hundred percent.
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The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.
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My professional and human obsession is the nature of language, and my best relationships are with other writers. In many ways, I know George Eliot better than I know my husband.
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I'll tell you sort of an odd story: My music taste changed on 9/11. And it's very strange. I actually intellectually find this very curious. But on 9/11, I didn't like how rock music responded. And country music collectively, the way they responded, it resonated with me.
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I've always been in love with the States. When I was a kid, we would take these long summer holidays in Texas, Nashville, and all over. I fell in love with the people, the food, even the smell. You don't necessarily get that in old Europe.
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Unfortunately, America doesn't have a minister of culture, and I don't understand why. It's really bad for young people.
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I like winning. There's also a certain joy in it. I feel fulfilled by it.
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The good poet sticks to his real loves, those within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race.
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The most difficult story that I've ever been involved in breaking on any of my shows was 'The Constant' episode of 'Lost,' which was when Desmond was consciousness-traveling.
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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
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Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.
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Finally we are a nation with some conscience. It means alliances are extremely important when they're based on a national interest. We have to have the ability to sustain our presence within those alliances.
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I don't feel closeted.
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The problem with the focus on speculators, as was demonstrated during the financial crisis, is that it tends to divert attention from the real villains. During the financial crisis, the villains were the actions of the banks, not the speculators betting on bank share prices.
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In dating, the question is how many Tinder knockoffs are we going to have, and are any of them going to take off?
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When a town doesn't have a book store, it is like something is missing, and unfortunately, fewer and fewer have them.
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I have a deep fascination with human nature, with all its virtues and all its defects.
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I've been training quite hard.
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Many of the patients in military and veterans hospitals require long stays, which can place a large financial hardship on families who don't live near the hospital, which is very common.
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But I like to go to movies with my son because it's still fun; it reminds me of why I make movies.
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I think the obvious answer is I was raised in New York City, so growing up, not only myself but my family, like my father, we would watch a lot of Scorsese films.
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We want to win and make a push.
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I don't support the belly putter. I think it's bad for the game of golf.
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Over-reliance on strictly economic justifications has already begun to hurt the quality and range of education at every level of American life.
