Daniel Patrick Moynihan Quotes
When a person goes to a country and finds their newspapers filled with nothing but good news, he can bet there are good men in jail.
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It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.
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Just because you are different does not mean that you have to be rejected.
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The utterly fallacious idea at the heart of the pro-war argument is that it is the duty of the anti-war argument to provide an alternative to war. The onus is on them to explain just cause.
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I was unbelievably lucky.
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What's interesting about Stephen Baldwin is that me and Dana Gould were originally cast for 'Bio-Dome' – but Pauly Shore and Baldwin ended up doing it. So there's a little movie trivia for ya.
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I've always been in love with the States. When I was a kid, we would take these long summer holidays in Texas, Nashville, and all over. I fell in love with the people, the food, even the smell. You don't necessarily get that in old Europe.
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The Constitution in all its provisions looks to an indestructible union disposed of indestructible States.
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Why do you think so many actors are only half-developed people? It's very easy when you're a young actor to have these intense, explosive friendships for short periods of time, because you can control what's shown of you. Then you go on to your next job and reinvent yourself again. I think it's important to find something constant.
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Write for yourself. That's it. And write every day.
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I want to make the music that's not there anymore. I'm so passionate about the singing voice... What I'm trying to do actually with my album is show that it's my voice that's leading. It's my voice that's the instrument.
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I would like every Jew to be as comfortable in his skin as I am in mine.
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Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.
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I left for Petersburg in August, 1871 and stayed there until 1879.
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Nuclear disarmament is one of the greatest legacies we can pass on to future generations.
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Adultery is the application of democracy to love.
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For women who turn to welfare, Big Brother becomes Husband.
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What I love about Tadashi is that he isn't a designer that designs only for a double-zero. He designs for double-Ds, you know? Women of all shapes and sizes can wear him.
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I have a love for Shea Stadium and its fans. I had so much fun with the fans. Yeah, they booed me. I was like, 'I know, I know.'
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If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
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I suspect that the framers of the Bill of Rights have long since rolled over in their graves.
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I was surprised how relevant the Moses story was to contemporary American debates - from our ongoing debate about values, to our role as champions of freedom, to our place as a country that welcome immigrants.
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I recommend to you, in my last, an innocent piece of art: that of flattering people behind their backs, in presence of those who, to make their own court, much more than for your sake, will not fail to repeat, and even amplify, the praise to the party concerned. This is of all flattery the most pleasing, and consequently the most effectual.
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I do Taekwondo and sometimes I paint.
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When a person goes to a country and finds their newspapers filled with nothing but good news, he can bet there are good men in jail.
