David Horowitz Quotes
In practice, socialism didn't work. But socialism could never have worked because it is based on false premises about human psychology and society, and gross ignorance of human economy.
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I loved every place I lived and traveled. London, Paris, Rome, Venice. I fell hard for Central America and Mexico. In each country, I had fantasies that I could live there.
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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I know that I have to give testimony about all the things I lived, but I need time.
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When I went to Juventus, I was young, but in training, I had legends like Fabio Cannavaro and Lilian Thuram marking me. I had to work hard to get my respect.
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My heart is mysteriously alive in the world of sounds - a totally different dimension from the daily life.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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Acquaintances we meet, enjoy, and can easily leave behind; but friendship grows deep roots.
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If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning.
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I just feel like growing up in Los Angeles, you learn, 'Well you're never gonna be the prettiest girl in the room, so just don't even try.' I mean, I care about being pretty, but it's not my most valued thing.
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There's a huge expanse of this continent that so seldom gets photographed.
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If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.
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Gregory Hines was the most talented man I've ever met or seen. Gregory Hines is one of those people that whenever he talked to you, you felt like you were the center of the universe.
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All right, every day ain't going to be the best day of your life, don't worry about that. If you stick to it you hold the possibility open that you will have better days.
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I was amazed to realize that for many Westerners, Scheherezade was considered a lovely but simple-minded entertainer, someone who relates innocuous tales and dresses fabulously. In our part of the world, Scheherezade is perceived as a courageous heroine and is one of our rare female mythological figures.
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I've never really worked on them. Just once in a while one hits me and makes me laugh. My Al Gore was sort of like a gay Gomer Pyle.
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I think I passed up a lot of opportunities for love because I was too interested in identity politics.
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It is the style of idealism to console itself for the loss of something old with the ability to gape at something new.
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You know, having raised animals all my life for 50-something years, I would say that you know, I'm fascinated by cats.
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Insecurity is just something that's there all the time. I've never been crippled by it.
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As a teenager, I wanted to look like the early '90s curvy supermodels. Even in my early 20s, I always said as soon as I retired from cycling, I'd get a boob job.
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I have always wanted to do something high octane. I've wanted to tackle an action role where I play a tomboy but empower myself as a woman.
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I'm under pressure with all my films. And the reason we are always under pressure is because it's only in our profession that months and even years of hard work is judged by the first show on Friday.
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In an open society, no idea can be above scrutiny, just as no people should be beneath dignity.
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In practice, socialism didn't work. But socialism could never have worked because it is based on false premises about human psychology and society, and gross ignorance of human economy.
