Bill Moyers Quotes
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Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake.
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In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.
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I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they have contributed to making me what I am today.
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I always managed to get in trouble, like every kid. But I had to learn a lot of hard lessons on my own, without parents who would nurture me and guard me through that part of life, at a very young age.
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Clearly I am a very strong, top-of-the-line, always-rising-to-it personage.
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There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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There aren't a whole lot of things I want out of life. My bucket list is extremely short: Achieve the success in the industry I want, and get married. If I achieve both of those, I can die completely stoked. I don't need anything else.
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Comedy is a great weapon of attack. It's not a great weapon of support.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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I don't sleep well. I rehash everything in bed. The mind's still working.
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Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.
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I remember devouring the entire Hardy Boys series over one summer, enthralled by their bravery and cleverness.
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Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.
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I'll take my destiny, whatever that may be, but I'm going to fight for my dignity and my honor.
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I would say that awards are for children. Because children need a tangible representation of their achievement. And as adults, you have to settle for the respect and admiration of your peers.
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As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction.
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As long as I feel I am doing what I think is right and just for my country, for the Greek people, that is enough for me. Saving Greece from this crisis was the first thing on the agenda. We are now on a much more normalised road.
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By admitting your inadequacies, you show that you're self-aware enough to know your areas for improvement - and secure enough to be open about them.
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From a consideration of the immense volume of newly discovered facts in the field of physics, especially atomic physics, in recent years it might well appear to the layman that the main problems were already solved and that only more detailed work was necessary.
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I can't control what goes on; that's not my responsibility. My responsibility is to go play football. ... I take it as a low blow. I had to work. It wasn't handed to me, I had to get out and grind. It's a golden opportunity [to prove people wrong].
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This country-right-or-wrong business is getting a little out-of-date.. History is moving pretty quickly these days and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.
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I work for him despite his faults and he lets me work for him despite my deficiencies.
