Kurt Vonnegut Quotes
I still believe that peace and plenty and happiness can be worked out some way. I am a fool.
Quotes to Explore
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To achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East takes guts, not guns.
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I believe in giving back.
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We believe the use of force against Iraq, especially with reference to previous resolutions of the UN Security Council, has no grounds, including legal grounds.
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Well, I happen to believe all business is female business.
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You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.
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The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.
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I never get scared making these kinds of movies because it's all make-believe, but I did cry when I saw the finished version of Man On Fire because it is so sad.
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And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education.
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For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.
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And I think maybe all women, if they just had a chance, would be romantic and believe in love and not sex. And men believe in sex and not love.
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It has been said that love is a function of communication. I believe that to be true. I believe, by extension, that human understanding is a function of communication. And the better human beings understand one another, the higher the level of functioning.
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On balance, after weighing the arguments, I believe that the time has come for Australia to create a new sovereign wealth fund.
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As far as sustaining our popularity, I believe we can.
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You want to know what judicial activism is? Judicial activism is judges imposing their policy preferences on the words of the Constitution.
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The universe is always speaking to us... sending us little messages, causing coincidences and serendipities, reminding us to stop, to look around, to believe in something else, something more.
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Psychology doesn't like to talk about evil. It likes to talk about bad childhoods. But I very much believe that some people are evil and motivation is not necessary for evil.
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I don't think I've ever used the word 'gay rights,' because I don't really believe in rights based on your behavior.
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The Ebola epidemic was the most frightening outbreak I have witnessed in my lifetime, and I believe it was necessary to react globally as strongly as we did.
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I take little bits and pieces of ideas that I may or may not believe in but I give them to this character and he runs with them. I have fun with however he handles the situation.
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I don't believe all music is good. I believe some music is bad for people to listen to. I think it makes their taste worse, I think it makes their lives worse, I think it makes them worse people.
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You won't see me writing about particle physics, or even planetary geology, or chemistry. I practically failed chemistry, and if I had to write a book in any of those areas, I don't think it would go well.
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When people say 'that's risky,' or when the odds are not in my favor, I'm more motivated than ever.
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With things like Facebook, it's really easy to think that you know someone that you really don't.
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I still believe that peace and plenty and happiness can be worked out some way. I am a fool.
