Paul Tsongas Quotes
It was a myth that's often perpetuated at commencement that holds that only hope and promise lie beyond the halls of academe. Don't worry, be happy. Everything is fine.
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Containment, as everyone will recall, was a rough plan for stopping the Communists any time they crossed a certain line dividing our half of the world from theirs.
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A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.
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You can't just let nature run wild.
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This is what people need: an easy-to-deploy, easy-to-use tool.
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I've always written pop songs. I tend to take inspiration from more experimental genres, like ambient music, but at the root of the song, it's verse-chorus-verse.
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I'm not denying that it's exciting to have a play on Broadway.
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It didn't scare me to be vulnerable because I think that's when you get something great.
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I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.
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It's understandable why TV hasn't been diverse because a lot of TV writers are white dudes from Harvard. And white dudes from Harvard aren't going to immediately want to write about trans issues. They're not immediately going to want to write about a Filipino family.
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I've always loved projects where I can combine acting and music.
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I think my parents see my life now as very conservative.
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I was always used to being centre stage - something that had its good and bad points.
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I agree with cosmetic surgery for medical reasons - my mother had breast cancer and I think it's very sad when somebody has no choice in what happens to their body.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention.
Garry Kasparov -
You just have to do what you know is right.
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I do not believe the American people are going to confuse hatred for passion.
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I was really scared to stay home alone when I was kid, and I would freak out whenever there was a noise after my parents left.
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Actors aren't all the same. They have very different skills. There are actors of intellect who are very thoughtful about everything they do... and then there are actors of instinct who don't know what they're doing until the cameras roll... My father was actually quite thoughtful about what he did, while my mother was much more instinctual.
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That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted.
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Like the 'little emperors' of one-child China, too many Boomers were taught early that the world was made (or saved) for their comfort and enjoyment. They behaved accordingly, with a self-indulgence that was wholly rational, given their situation.
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By being persistent, you're demonstrating faith. Persistence is simply another word for faith. If you didn't have faith, you'd never persist.
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Write. Remember, people may keep you (or me) from being a published author but no one can stop you from being a writer. All you have to do is write. And keep writing. While you’re working at a career, while you’re raising children, while you’re trout fishing--keep writing! No one can stop you but you.
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It was a myth that's often perpetuated at commencement that holds that only hope and promise lie beyond the halls of academe. Don't worry, be happy. Everything is fine.
