Nelson Algren Quotes
It isn't till now, in the American Century, as we have recklessly dubbed it, that tribal pressures toward conformity have been brought to bear so ruthlessly upon men and women seeking to work creatively.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task.
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There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.
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I'm a huge Disney nut. I have been since I was a little kid.
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I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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The whole period of the '60s changed a lot of us; there was never a decade like that in American history... to have the decade capture one of the great accomplishments of this century: man landing on the moon.
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I take my kids to school... I make them breakfast. Unfortunately, dad is a big spoiler, and most days, I make four different breakfasts.
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I got to say 'Hi' to Dolly Parton, which my mom thought was kind of cool.
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Our emerging workforce is not interested in command-and-control leadership. They don't want to do things because I said so; they want to do things because they want to do them.
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A liberal to me is one who - and it suits some of the dictionary definitions - is unbeholden to any specific belief or party or group or person, but makes up his or her mind on the basis of the facts and the presentation of those facts at the time. That defines what I am.
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I've started doing my coaching badges, I'd like to be a manager one day.
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My instinct about a human being is paramount. For me, when a director has walked into my room or an assistant that I have hired, who has later gone on to become a director, is purely based on human instinct, be it Ayan Mukerji, Karan Malhotra, Punit Malhotra or Tarun Mansukhani. I am very susceptible to human energy and energy of spaces.
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Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.
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Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration.
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I use iTunes for downloading music, but I always decline when prompted to update this or that new version.
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I don't think there's anything worse than your parents being alive and telling you to go give them some money and just act like they're dead.
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I don't go on lunch dates with friends. I hear about people having dinner parties, but I never do that. I'm not really human.
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I like a woman who takes care of herself – it says something about the way she'll care for me.
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Competition leads both drug companies and private regulators to be trustworthy. If they are not trustworthy, they die.
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We want to develop innovative ways to promote savings so more Americans can save for their future, but first we need to reject privatization schemes and work together to strengthen Social Security.
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Justin Smith was one of the most underrated players in the NFL for what he did. He would sacrifice and do the dirty work, then someone else would clean up off it.
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By some estimates, the oil you recently discovered off the shores of Brazil could amount to twice the reserves we have in the United States. We want to work with you. We want to help with technology and support to develop these oil reserves safely, and when you're ready to start selling, we want to be one of your best customers.
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It isn't till now, in the American Century, as we have recklessly dubbed it, that tribal pressures toward conformity have been brought to bear so ruthlessly upon men and women seeking to work creatively.
