Mark Steyn Quotes
We immigrants can sometimes sound a little hysterical about this because we come from places that have tried this and we know where it leads. Anybody who's lived in countries with socialized health care knows that it becomes the dominant political issue.
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I think chalking up human behavior to evil lets us all off the hook too easily.
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Nuclear power is not a miracle key for the future.
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Nearly all edible seaweeds - or 'sea vegetables,' as they ought technically to be called - belong to one of three broad groups: green, red and brown algae.
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You don't want to take the world over with a whole hamper full of dirty clothes. That's the main thing people overlook. And take a shower, take a bath every day.
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Our best thoughts come from others.
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Intellectual Ventures is a company that invests in invention.
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I just respect Kanye as an artist.
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The numerous evils to which individual persons are exposed are due to the defects existing in the persons themselves. We complain and seek relief from our own faults; we suffer from the evils which we, by our own free will, inflict on ourselves and ascribe them to God, who is far from being connected with them!
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The moral argument is that we give big business a huge tax break, and why do we do it? To get their jobs.
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People on television have trouble with fame because audiences think they're their mates.
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A good leader must be fair.
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You feel like you need to deal with a lot if you're from Cleveland, so you learn to let things roll off your back, and you learn that humor is the best way to deal with it.
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I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.
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With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that the books have a life of their own, quite apart from me.
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I know that often times a lot of people who work in music, whether they be labels and so on or even artists, want personal recognition. We want to be recognized for something, for what we did. I'd rather my song be recognized for what it's doing and that's important. It's not so important how many people know me.
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Positivity is like a muscle: keep exercising it, and it becomes a habit.
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Growth is a panacea for many ills in society; not entirely, but many.
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The only way to get love is to be lovable. It's very irritating if you have a lot of money. You'd like to think you could write a check: 'I'll buy a million dollars' worth of love.' But it doesn't work that way. The more you give love away, the more you get.
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Lillian Gish thought that there should be a cabinet position for the arts and I think she was right. I think she was right.
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Robin Williams was a wonderful, kind, and generous man. One important thing I remember about his personality is that he was unassuming - he never acted as if he was powerful or famous.
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Actually I liked that 'Let the Right One In,' that Swedish vampire movie.
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When one has retired from the ranks of American domestic political consulting, as I have, you are not really allowed to just quit. You become emeritus, of counsel, senior status, and God knows what.
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So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence.
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We immigrants can sometimes sound a little hysterical about this because we come from places that have tried this and we know where it leads. Anybody who's lived in countries with socialized health care knows that it becomes the dominant political issue.
