Chris Hedges Quotes
This moment in American history is what Antonio Gramsci called the 'interregnum'-the period when a discredited regime is collapsing but a new one has yet to take its place. There is no guarantee that what comes next will be better. But this space, which will close soon, offers citizens the final chance to embrace a new vision and a new direction.
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When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
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The fight for freedom must go on until it is won; until our country is free and happy and peaceful as part of the community of man, we cannot rest.
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We welcome Chinese investment in the United States with open arms.
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The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.
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If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.
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I despise making the most of one's time. Half of the pleasures of life consist of the opportunities one has neglected.
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Strong limits on carbon pollution will save Americans money, create jobs, improve our health, and help defuse climate change.
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Growing up, all I did was work and vacation, but I loved it, no one pushed me into anything. The thing was I developed no special skills. I don't have any resentment because I am a performer and I've always felt that, but it did take its toll socially.
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Reverence the deacons as you would the command of God.
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The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body.
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I made a lot of movies that people loved when I was a kid, but I didn't have any real relationship to them.
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Design needs a new relationship with the world, one that is more focused on our planet's needs.
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I'm in hotel rooms most of the time, and it can be hard to find a hotel with a nice gym. It was important for me to have a workout I could do in my room.
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If you just keep your head down, work, and put it on the bottom line, sooner or later that takes care of everything else.
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I'd probably describe my sense of humor as 'twisted,' I guess. It's not hard to make me laugh, especially when I'm surrounded by my close friends, especially my bandmates.
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If you see the NBA now, a lot of it is in transition. Most people now try to get an easy shot off in six or eight seconds before the defense gets set.
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Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy.
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He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him.
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It takes one person to give you a big chance.
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My home has to feel airy and bright with natural light. I don't switch on lamps until it is literally black outside.
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Nobody would take me seriously. They would take one look at me and say, 'O.K., folk singer.' That was really hard for me, and I was angry a lot of the time. I did all these summer programs, and I never encountered another female playing jazz guitar. Ever.
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Men long for an afterlife in which there apparently is nothing to do but delight in heaven's wonders.
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My dream is to become a farmer. Just a Bohemian guy pulling up his own sweet potatoes for dinner.
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This moment in American history is what Antonio Gramsci called the 'interregnum'-the period when a discredited regime is collapsing but a new one has yet to take its place. There is no guarantee that what comes next will be better. But this space, which will close soon, offers citizens the final chance to embrace a new vision and a new direction.
