Daniel Hannan Quotes
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The conflict between religion and science is inherent and (very nearly) zero-sum. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science.
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EVOO is extra-virgin olive oil. I first coined 'EVOO' on my cooking show because saying 'extra virgin olive oil' over and over was wordy, and I'm an impatient girl - that's why I make 30-minute meals!
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I still remember my first Giacometti exhibition, and going back to the museum every day, whenever I could, to look again and again at these long, thin stick figures, so beautiful, so graceful. That, I think, was the moment I became really obsessed by art.
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I could go out to five parties a day if I wanted to. I don't. I have attachments to my wife and kids - and about 20 pieces of art.
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No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground.
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I do want to lose weight for my children. I don't want them to think being fat is okay.
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I always need a couple of highlights to really spark the passion for a project.
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It's not like I've ever been the popular pretty girl at school or anything. I was always such a weirdo.
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I think happiness is a combination of pleasure, engagement and meaningfulness.
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There are grave misgivings that the discussion on ecology may be designed to distract attention from the problems of war and poverty.
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The power chords in 'Come Sail Away' were super heavy to me as a kid. Metal? No. Hard rock? At times, for sure.
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Some of the craziest people I've met, in my life, are some of the most brilliant people I've met.
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You learn a lot about love before you ever get there. You learn at least as much about love from books as you do from watching your parents.
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Failing to engage in conflict is a terrible decision, one that puts our temporary comfort and the avoidance of discomfort ahead of the ultimate goal of our organization.
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I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.
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I think that most people who hire me to do a remix just want it to work in a nightclub, whereas when I'm writing my own album, I don't have to worry so much about 2 A.M.
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We should not look at terrorism from the nameplates - which group they belong to, what is their geographical location, who are the victims. These individual groups or names will keep changing. Today you are looking at the Taliban or ISIS; tomorrow you might be looking at another name.
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It is a changing world with changing opportunities.
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I believe that if it were possible to scrap the whole of existing literature, all writers would find themselves inevitably producing something very close to SF ... No other form of fiction has the vocabulary of ideas and images to deal with the present, let alone the future.
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I don't think having a My Chemical Romance action figure will make a kid start his own band, I like to think it will make him save children from a burning building.
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I think people look at me different when they see I'm dressed well. They pay attention. They know I'm about something.
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When I was living on the street I would be standing out in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater, leaning against my car and signing autographs and nobody had any idea that I was living in it.
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If people are determined to be outraged, they will be outraged.
