James Bovard Quotes
Entire generations of Americans have come of age since the ancient time when the president's power was constrained by a duty of candor to the American people.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.
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If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
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There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.
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Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.
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Salaries and wages must reflect the reality of the enterprise's economic performance; deviations from the planned performance should be reflected in pay.
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The classic, 'Romeo and Juliet,' for me, is the iconic story of young love.
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I want to go create my own independent content and entertainment, in new models and in new ways, and essentially show studios and networks that people are good.
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The muses visit when I'm lonely.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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The more walking-around money I have, the less I walk around.
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I have the necessary lack of tact.
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As a developing musician, skiffle became a platform for me to start playing music.
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There are moments when I am really not happy with how I look, or I think it would be an easy way out to try and do the conventionally attractive thing. But part of it is that I don't have the energy to put on, like, makeup. If people want to do that, that's fine. But I've learned that it's not for me.
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I want to tour, everywhere I can, all of the world.
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The Afro-American is thus the backbone of the South.
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I am convinced that only by applying the values of an entrepreneur to philanthropy will you ever be able to meet the needs of the greatest number of people.
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Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific.
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Mammalian cells of all types disgorge prostaglandins at the slightest provocation, but the tissue content of prostaglandins is very low compared with the release.
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Chat with Jerry Cantrell at ESPN.com (November 29, 2011).
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I feel I grew up in a different century than I live in. I think most of them are changes for the good.
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Courage has become Raiders of the Lost Ark, or riding in spaceships, killing people, taking enormous physical risks. To me, the kind of courage that's really interesting is someone whose spouse has Alzheimer's and yet manages to wake up every morning and be cheerful with that person and respectful of that person and find things to enjoy even though their day is very, very difficult. That kind of courage is really undervalued in our culture.
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Entire generations of Americans have come of age since the ancient time when the president's power was constrained by a duty of candor to the American people.
