Utah Phillips Quotes
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Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government.
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I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.
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Violence is literally the glue of the cycle of life, and yet I think that we're the only species that does it maliciously.
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To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.
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The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.
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You can actually be bored stiff while you're dying.
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There's not a blueprint for me to follow.
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I'm living my life, not buying a lifestyle.
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Homer's work hits again and again on the topos of the inexpressible. People will always do that.
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If it is indeed impossible - or at least very difficult - to inhabit the consciousness of an animal, then in writing about animals there is a temptation to project upon them feelings and thoughts that may belong only to our own human mind and heart.
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Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
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The good news is that economists are intelligent, engaging and often charming folks. The bad news is their work is often of little use to investors.
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Alas! how difficult it is not to betray one's guilt by one's looks.
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We are not going to abandon Iraq.
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Women artists are still treated differently from men.
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I'd put it this way: Canadians want politicians to work together on their behalf. So that's what I'm committed to doing. I think it's been the goal of every NDP leader. Because we had a profound belief that we could do a good job on behalf of Canadians... if we were given that opportunity.
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I compete in a sport on an individual basis, but I have never done it for me.
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When I began writing science fiction in the middle '60s, it seemed very easy to find ideas that took decades to percolate into the cultural consciousness; now the lead time seems more like eighteen months.
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I made a classic mistake. I held out for something better.
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The only people who aren't going to be criticized are those who do absolutely nothing
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Humanism is an approach to life which encourages ethical and fulfilling living on the basis of reason and humanity, and rejects superstition and religion. The most immediate impact of living as a Humanist is that we believe this life is all there is - so what we do and the choices we make really count.
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I think, in any sort of medium, repetition makes you better at your trade.
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No root, no fruit.
