Mark Steyn Quotes
A big chunk of Western civilization, consciously or otherwise, has given the impression that it's dying to surrender to somebody, anybody. Reasonably enough, Islam figures: Hey, why not us?
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I think I was lucky I got into art college. That's what saved me.
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It is a growing process. You can't just like beer. You have to start somewhere and learn the different flavors.
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It's nice to get any awards, whether it's lifetime achievement or the Keith Richards award for being alive one more year.
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Produce great men, the rest follows.
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Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good deal of trouble in the last years. But if that is cut off, what is left will not be a scientist. And I doubt whether it will be a man.
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I realized I had been keeping people around even when deep down I knew they were bad for me. I had overridden myself.
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Well, where there is freedom doubt itself must be free.
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I had a long period of writing what I think of as 'save the world' novels. 'Fledgling' was a chance to play.
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I love charity thrift stores. Amazing one-of-a-kind pieces at terrific prices, and all the money you spend goes to a good cause.
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I think actors have a choice of drawing attention to themselves or living on the outskirts.
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I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people.
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I'm normal. I just had a different occupation for a while, and when you're in a different occupation, you have to carry yourself a different way. Most of my art is me bringing you stories from that era of my life. My life now is kind of boring.
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Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of its physical and intangible cultural heritage.
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If I went in to pitch this show to a network, I would be laughed out of the room.
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People work hard.
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I've been wrestling since I was 18 years old. And within the first five months of my wrestling career, I'd already had three concussions. And for years after that, I would get a concussion here and there, and it gets to the point that when you've been wrestling for 16 years, that adds up to a lot of concussions.
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When I started playing in bands, we had to be apologetic for what we did. We had to be apologetic because the mainstream was so bad.
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I always try not to overload my music with orchestration and to use only those instruments that are absolutely necessary.
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When I first got into technology I didn't really understand what open source was. Once I started writing software, I realized how important this would be.
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I see all these old people who don't have anything to do but eat, drink and sleep. I will never say 'retired' because that's such a finality that I don't want to be part of my life. I'll work until they throw me in a box.
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Islam will be what Muslims make of it. And it is the sum total of the interpretation that Muslims give to it.
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My only reason why I am not doing films is my children. My children need my attention, and it's my duty to give them my time. I have not given birth to them to just dump them and go off to work. I am not that kind of a person.
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I don't know why people eat so badly. I could eat pasta all the time, but it really is fattening. And I love ice cream, but I can't do that. There was a time, until I was in my mid-forties, when I could eat a whole pizza - and really, no effect.
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A big chunk of Western civilization, consciously or otherwise, has given the impression that it's dying to surrender to somebody, anybody. Reasonably enough, Islam figures: Hey, why not us?
