Elmer Davis Quotes
New York was growing so fast that the extraordinary prosperity which attended 'The Times' almost from the outset brought no real injury to any of its important rivals; for years thereafter, they all grew and prospered together.
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When you look at the light bulb above you, you remember Thomas Alva Edison. When the telephone bell rings, you remember Alexander Graham Bell. Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. When you see the blue sky, you think of Sir C.V. Raman.
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I still keep my accent.
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When you can score three goals without the most prolific scorer in the world, you know you have a lot of depth, and it gives you confidence.
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I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism; but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question.
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Food doesn't necessarily have to suck in order to be healthy. It doesn't have to be terrible to be healthy anymore.
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Allowing homosexuality means allowing satanic rights.
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Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.
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Even before I competed in the Olympics, I always wanted to write a book.
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Climate change is obviously happening and there is obviously a man-made contribution.
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Horrors, I believe, should be original - the use of common myths and legends being a weakening influence.
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If my wife was to say, 'Honey, I'd like you to go to PSG', I would have to take it into account.
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My great hope would be that Quebec would realize itself fully as a distinct part of Canada, and stay Canadian, bringing to Canada a part of its richness.
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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I'm constantly maxing out my Gmail account, and that is hard to do.
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The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.
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In Japan, there's a TV series called Jin. It deals with time travel. I like stories about time travel. It's a story about people living in modern day that travel back to the Edo era. Those things really interest me.
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The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.
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Custody and guardianship by the parent of his child does not arise under the Constitution, laws or treaties of the United States and is not dependent on them.
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I actually think looking to the past for inspiration is pretty redundant.
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Well tended garden is better than a neglected wood lot.
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I think Shakespeare really got it. He was the first one to introduce psychology to villains and give them a real point of view.
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And if you take the cameras out of the courtroom, then you hide, I think, a certain measure of truth from the public, and I think that's very important for the American public to know.
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Never cut corners, or accept anything that's second-rate.
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New York was growing so fast that the extraordinary prosperity which attended 'The Times' almost from the outset brought no real injury to any of its important rivals; for years thereafter, they all grew and prospered together.
