Daniel Patrick Moynihan Quotes
The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself.
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Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write.
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.
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It was a pleasure to meet President Obama and Michelle. I'm not a political person, but I admire what he has done.
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I think in the lifetime of a tennis player there are many times where you feel that tremendous confidence.
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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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If 'Airplane!' comes on, it's like a comfort film. You can always guarantee a laugh watching that movie.
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In most movies there is a Prince Charming who rides up and saves the girl.
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I'm thrilled to be joining Gap Inc., a company that understands the importance of integrating technology and retail in ways that improve the lives of its customers.
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Bleaching eyebrows makes me crazy.
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Amateurs hope, professionals work.
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I have admired David Bromley's work for years. He possesses such a wild and vivid imagination and really sees the beauty in everything.
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I first met my husband when I was 15. He was very cool, in a band, all that kind of thing, but he took a long time to grow up. Our paths crossed again 10 years later, and after about two weeks I knew that was it. I'm glad I met him when I did, even though I was fairly young. Because I think sometimes you can crystallise into singledom.
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I developed this - I don't know, like a burning love, almost, inside of me that I just wanted to get up, and I just wanted to skate every single day and get better.
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Readers are very, very savvy, and I don't want to insult them by making them think I'm too lazy to get it right.
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My working hypothesis is that stupidity in popular culture is a constant. Popular culture cannot get more stupid.
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When we set out our original program from the beginning, obviously our markets were pretty limited, and we were thinking about them mostly as U.S. shows, and they would travel like other U.S. shows have.
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Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. If you look at it to admire it, you are lost.
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Centenarians are still living near their children and feel loved and the expectation to love. Instead of being mere recipients of care, they are contributors to the lives of their families. They grow gardens to contribute vegetables, they continue to cook and clean.
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When I believe, I am crazy. When I don't believe, I suffer psychotic depression.
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The first problem of communication is getting people's attention.
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The skyline of New York is a monument of a splendor that no pyramids or palaces will ever equal or approach.
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I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.
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The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself.
