Chris Hedges Quotes
Of the past 3,400 years, humans have been entirely at peace for 268 of them, or just 8 percent of recorded history.
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You won't do any more housework? Then you go to the bin.
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By adopting a wonderful mutt, you'll save a life and help reduce animal homelessness while also boosting your chances of a more robust new furry friend, as mixed-breed dogs have demonstrated better health and longer life spans than their purebred cousins.
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I guess becoming an adult and learning how to survive on your own is exciting.
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According to Teenage Research Unlimited, 51 percent of 13-15 year olds say they will be faced with making a decision regarding alcohol in the next three months.
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Sometimes I play cricket, and I play badminton.
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'First Family' on the CW is about the president and his family living in the White House.
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Now, everybody knows my music. So that's really cool. A lot of kids know it. Now, when I go to a sports game, everybody knows my name.
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Just celebrate the life you had, not the life you could've had.
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There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues.
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When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.
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I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me.
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The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
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An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it.
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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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For me, what I really want to come out of it is to show people that I can hold together a movie, be the number one character and play someone who is twenty or twenty-one.
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There is lasting kindness in Heaven when no kindness is found upon earth.
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I'm sick of having red hair, but people seem to like that aesthetic.
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I'm really proud that the LGBT community has gotten behind me because, as I said, I am part of the community, so I do as much as I possibly can for our community and for our rights, so it's nice that everyone is supporting me as well.
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Nelson Mandela can rot in prison until he dies or I die, whichever takes longer.
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At Munich we sold the Czechs for a few months grace, but the disgrace will last as long as history.
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It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory.
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The temptation in any approaching crisis or conflict is, because people haven't got a clue what lies ahead, they're always searching into the past for some sort of pattern ... to galvanise the nation or their supporters and put themselves on a pedestal to sound Churchillian or Rooseveltian.
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Of the past 3,400 years, humans have been entirely at peace for 268 of them, or just 8 percent of recorded history.
