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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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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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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When you have Candidate A saying the sky is blue, and Candidate B saying it's a cloudy day, I look outside and I see, well, it's a cloudy day. I should be able to tell my viewers, 'Candidate A is wrong, Candidate B is right,' and not have to say, 'Well, you decide.' Then it would be like I'm an idiot.
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I am just an actor, but there are these other people who are really selfless. I come from a long line of nurses in my family, and they really do a thankless job.
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The indisputable fact is that nutritional science is the most powerful weapon available to win the war on cancer.
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… I really hate big laptops. I can't understand people who lug around 15' (or 17'!) monsters. The right weight for a laptop is 1kg, no more.
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Plan for each episode to be a satisfying experience, but still leave the audience thinking, 'Oh, my God! Now what?'
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You English are like mad bulls... you see red everywhere! What on earth has come over you, to heap on us such suspicion as is unworthy of a great nation. I regard this as a personal insult... You make it uncommonly difficult for a man to remain friendly to England.
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I feel like my body is borrowed and this life is very temporary.
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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.
