Charles Vest Quotes
The term 'cost shifting,' as I use it, refers to those items in a university's budget that used to be reimbursed by the federal government but are no longer paid for by them.
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I wrote 'The River' practically trying to rip off every lick that James Taylor had, so it was neat to hear him sing those lyrics because that's who inspired you to write them.
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Take time to be kind and to say 'thank you.'
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I've been happily dedicated to the same woman for a number of years. I never even look at other women.
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Film music should have the same relationship to the film drama that somebody's piano playing in my living room has on the book I am reading.
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Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd are really amazing, lovely people and really great comedic actors.
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During war, the laws are silent.
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I have truly eclectic taste in music, and I seem to cycle through phases in terms of to what's inspiring me. I'll go from Beethoven to Sigur Ros; world music, Brit-pop, classic rock, blues/jazz, even the odd bit of heavy metal.
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It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more.
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I've always listened to and loved country music ever since I was a kid.
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Obviously, when you're up against somebody you don't like there's extra motivation, but I don't think any person going for an Olympic gold is going to put friendship first.
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So instead of beating myself up for being fat, I think it's a miracle that I laugh every day and walk through my life with pride, because our culture is unrelenting when it comes to large people.
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I think we must get rid of slavery, or we must get rid of freedom.
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Power? It's like a Dead Sea fruit. When you achieve it, there is nothing there.
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I work to create systems that can accurately detect pandemics early, determine their likely importance, and, with any luck, crush those that have the potential to devastate us.
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I'm working with published authors and some very young undergraduates and lots of people in between. They are lovely people, and they can write.
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The conviction that freedom is a universal desire is not the property of any political camp. ... Yet those who hold it remain a precious few, outnumbered many times over by the skeptics who don't.
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If we can't keep our Palestinian neighbors and Muslim neighbors alive with good water and fresh air, we'll never get them to the peace table.
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Please don't applaud. It may irritate your neighbour.
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Only the force of American arms, or the extremely credible threat of that force, can bring a fresh face to power.
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I’m quite convinced in my own mind that those who were arguing that the need to intervene in Iraq was a more immediate one than some believed - were I’m sure convinced that they were right on fact, I don’t think they were making it up. So as to lying, I don’t think it has been established that any lies were told.
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The shy man will not learn; the impatient man should not teach.
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Has it ever occurred to you, that the rich are at the mercy of the poor, not the poor at that of the rich? Who permits us to be rich if not the poor?
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To argue that it is unconstitutional for local law enforcement to be a legitimate partner in immigration enforcement is shortsighted. It is evidence of a lack of commitment to securing our borders and a lack of appreciation for the proper role of the states in supporting federal law enforcement priorities.
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The term 'cost shifting,' as I use it, refers to those items in a university's budget that used to be reimbursed by the federal government but are no longer paid for by them.
