Nelson Rockefeller Quotes
There is no doubt that many expensive national projects may add to our prestige or serve science. But none of them must take precedence over human needs. As long as Congress does not revise its priorities, our crisis is not just material, it is a crisis of the spirit.
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When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
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A lot of writers, especially crime writers, have an image that we think we're trying to keep up with. You've got to be seen as dark and slightly dangerous. But I'm not like that and I've realised that I don't need to put that on. People will buy the books whether they see a photo of you dressed in black or not.
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I was an only child until I was 11 years old, which is when my sister was born. So for 11 years, it was just me.
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I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did.
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I know a lot of people who use the Internet really wisely. It enriches their lives in some way.
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All I can say is, it's not very easy for a woman to be associated with The Beatles.
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You can have all the talent in the world, but without determination, you won't get very far.
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If a woman gets tough in negotiations, she's difficult, whereas a man would be considered a brilliant businessman.
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Role-playing isn't storytelling. If the dungeon master is directing it, it's not a game.
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Junior Blender is a hardcore dancehall head. He's in Supersonic, which is one of the top soundclash sound-systems in Europe.
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I write a good amount. I've been gathering up a backlog of stuff and maybe I'll do something with it someday, but I don't want to talk about it just yet because that would jinx it.
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I've been to the Hall of Fame many times, in grade school and high school. I had field trips to the Hall of Fame and taking tours of it. I just never thought about that one day I possibly might be in it. I think it'd be great.
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Everything in America is so uniform. In Russia, everywhere you go is completely insane.
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Scientists generally are really chicken about getting involved in some kind of dispute. As a broadcaster, I find it very difficult to urge them, if it is a controversial subject. They don't want to have science being portrayed badly.
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Good news doesn't necessarily have to be a positive thing. Bringing good news is imparting hope to one's fellow man.
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I think I've learned not to take everything so seriously and just try to focus on the work the most.
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I think there's bipartisan support in the Senate to pass a good reform bill.
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Mass incarceration will have to be dismantled the same way it was constructed: piecemeal, incrementally and, above all, locally.
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I don't have any hobbies! I don't golf, I can't imagine what I would do if I retired other than get fat.
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Great cities are not static, they constantly change and take the world along with them.
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There is no doubt that many expensive national projects may add to our prestige or serve science. But none of them must take precedence over human needs. As long as Congress does not revise its priorities, our crisis is not just material, it is a crisis of the spirit.
