V. S. Naipaul Quotes
The longer I live the more convinced I become that one of the greatest honors we can confer on other people is to see them as they are, to recognize not only that they exist, but that they exist in specific ways and have specific realities.
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I've had a pretty charmed life, so there's nothing that I need to take too seriously right now.
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I hope to make movies that are so small they don't need to make anything to be profitable.
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Everybody in the black community must organize, and then we decide whether we will have alliance with other people or not, but not until we are organized.
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I went from 118 pounds to 135 pounds in a few months. But, I still didn't know anything about food.
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I do think one should have clean feet.
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The definition of a Schwarzenegger Republican is a Bush Republican who says he's a Schwarzenegger Republican.
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I don't want to mess with my face. So I'm becoming fluent in French so I can go to France and make French films when I'm 60.
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Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.
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I knew on the day that I accepted my job at CNN that a ratings victory at 8 P.M. was going to be a formidable challenge. As I have been told over and over, this is the toughest time slot in cable news.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough.
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This is my trademark: I rip my T-shirt. I'm into the whole showing-a-bit-of-chest-hair thing.
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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
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I've been incredibly lucky. I've worked in two iconic shows, 'Carry On' and 'EastEnders.' If it all ended tomorrow - and it could - I'd just be terribly grateful. I've been fortunate enough to do what I love and get paid for it.
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Medical debts are the number-one cause of bankruptcy in America.
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I was once invited to attend a private dinner for Senator John F. Kennedy. But it was a Saturday evening, and I passed. Had better things to do.
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I think that our comfort is in our history.
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My parents, Gary and Patricia, let me be in my world. They never told me what I couldn't do. It helped me adapt in a positive way.
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Every time I see some piece of medical research saying that caffeine is good for you, I high-five myself. Because I'm going to live forever.
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I'm a cynic about corporate democracy and boards.
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The movies that I did in the '80s were either good or bad, but I never was oppressed with any feeling - I mean, I thought it was ridiculous to play high school or college students when I was 30. But at the same time, that was really done then.
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No matter how non-technical your life and work, you're going to have to interact with technology and technical people. If you know something about how devices and systems operate, it's a big advantage.
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I feel really comfortable playing to people who've never heard Beach House before. We've always had fun opening because you get to try to impress people.
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The longer I live the more convinced I become that one of the greatest honors we can confer on other people is to see them as they are, to recognize not only that they exist, but that they exist in specific ways and have specific realities.
