Daniel Patrick Moynihan Quotes
The atmosphere in which social legislation is considered is not a friend of truth.
Quotes to Explore
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Without being aware, I think I was being indoctrinated into what was called Vitalism, the idea that what makes life worth living, the good life, consists of accepting challenges, solving problems, discovery, personal growth, personal change.
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I'm not a babysitter.
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Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality.
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I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
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Teaching is a profession in which capacity building should occur at every stage of the career - novices working with accomplished colleagues, skillful teachers sharing their craft, and opportunities for teacher leadership.
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I don't think there will ever be a time I don't write, and I hope there will never be a time I don't act.
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Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!
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I definitely want to win a gold medal, that should be everybody's goal.
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I get a lot of disbelief that my accent could actually be real, which seems strange.
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I have no pretension that I belong in D.C. I mean, I have to be cautious on how we do our restaurant.
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When you're competitive, the last thing you want to do is come out of a game, regardless of what kind of injury it is - whether it's an ankle, a knee, a rib, or a head injury.
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There's no sex in Middle Earth.
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I was an umpire at little league softball games. I only lasted a few games because I wasn't one hundred percent clear on all the rules.
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I love to read poetry but I haven't written anything that I'm willing to show anybody.
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If there's a cat, I obliterate it by putting polka dot stickers on it. I obliterate a horse by putting polka dot stickers on it. And I obliterated myself by putting the same polka dot stickers on myself.
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I entered the acting world at a time when there was a higher demand for Middle Eastern actors in the post-9/11 world, and yeah, the roles weren't great.
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I am not a director or a writer, but a filmmaker.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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Not only am I trying to be a daddy, but also a friend, not be the old fogey that's slowing everybody else down... not for a while, at least.
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I would want to see the Supreme Court reverse Citizens United and get dark, unaccountable money out of our politics.
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People don't respond just because you are fighting for the truth. They take their interests into account.
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For though a man should be a complete unbeliever in the being of gods; if he also has a native uprightness of temper, such persons will detest evil in men; their repugnance to wrong disinclines them to commit wrongful acts; they shun the unrighteous and are drawn to the upright.
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The atmosphere in which social legislation is considered is not a friend of truth.
