Mario Cuomo Quotes
I am one who believes that the world goes from the slime to the sublime. And you can take Darwin and all your philosophers and all your ontologists, and that's the direction.
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Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.
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There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.
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When I was in jail, I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police.
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My son, George, has been a bad, bad boy! Right, George?
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If Bret went in there and stunk the place out, then they probably wouldn't have brought the little brother in. So just by being successful himself, it opened the door for me.
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While children are struggling to be unique, the world around them is trying all means to make them look like everybody else.
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Brandon Boyd of Incubus is hot, but he's too pretty.
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I was the first one in my family to go away to college. I came from a small town where there was no guidance in the high school at all. It was a mill town, and I never knew anyone who made their living from the arts. When you did go away to college, you went away to be something - an engineer, or a teacher, or a chemist.
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For every person who has ever lived there has come, at last, a spring he will never see. Glory then in the springs that are yours.
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I work with the Carl Lewis Foundation focusing on youth from high school down.
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I love the ubiquitous idly-dosa combination. In fact, that was my pet name as a kid! In school, I would bug the canteen boys to get me my daily quota of idly!
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You're either with me or you're not. And if you're not, you're out.
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I'm not a babysitter.
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Knowledge has outstripped character development, and the young today are given an education rather than an upbringing.
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I am an ardent supporter of capitalism - but I also understand that while individuals have inalienable, God-given rights, corporations do not.
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I placed my new novel, 'The Book of Lost Fragrances', in Paris, knowing it would be a challenge. But the book belonged in the city that is one of the greatest perfume capitals of the world and has been since for more than three centuries.
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Since first starting my career, I've grown accustomed to working with actors older than me. I'm always the youngest.
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When boasting ends, there dignity begins.
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When I was young, I had a very clear point of view on things in life, on moral questions. There was a black and white viewpoint on my world. As I've gotten older, I see the grey areas appear.
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The beautiful thing about the NFL season is to see a team come together after they get to know each other in the spring and summer. You then go through adversity together and see how you respond. The teams that can respond in a positive way are the teams that are going to be there in the end.
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Film would have been great, but I don't think I was ever in the frame.
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There is a vast quantity of religion current in the world which is not true, genuine Christianity. It passes muster, it satisfies sleepy consciences; but it is not good money. It is not the authentic reality that called itself Christianity in the beginning.
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I am one who believes that the world goes from the slime to the sublime. And you can take Darwin and all your philosophers and all your ontologists, and that's the direction.
