Phillip E. Johnson Quotes
A constitutional democracy is in serious trouble if its citizenry does not have a certain degree of education and civic virtue.
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I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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Everyone at Junction Point has been inspired by the creative folks at Pixar and Disney Feature Animation to make 'entertainment for everyone.'
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The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards.
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Writers should provoke disagreement.
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Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.
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The Islamist ideology took decades to incubate within our communities, and it will take decades to debunk.
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We've all heard of the surveys revealing that teenagers think cows lay eggs, and others where children can identify more brand logos than trees, by a staggering margin. My view is that children will form a significant part of the green fightback. They instinctively understand the value of the environment.
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By trade, I am a software programmer, so I never really had any experience with movies before. I started out with 'Paranormal Activity.'
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I think beautiful independent films are made, and I think they're as close to what theater can be because they're not loaded with all of the extra stuff. It's human, and it's more organic, but theater is very unique... It's a different connection altogether.
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My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
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I've always had a dream of owning a restaurant.
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If you live in New York or L.A., and you're liberal, and you're playing to a liberal crowd, it's almost like a rally... it's not edgy.
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The 100m is never stressful.
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I think that we live in a highly specialized, technologically advanced society. Highly developed societies tend to have very remote understandings about what underlies our prosperity.
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The day we run out of petrol is the day Iran will be free.
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I think it's unfortunate when people say that there is just one true story of science. For one thing, there are many different sciences, and historians will tell different stories corresponding to different things.
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I know what falling off the cliff means. I know from being considered a very bright kid to being considered like a moron and dropping out of school.
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The language of love letters is the same as suicide notes.
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In my own relationships, I know that I should break up with someone who doesn't encourage me to be strong and make my own choices and do what's best in my life, so if you're dating someone who doesn't want you to be the best person you can be, you shouldn't be dating them.
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I want to sing for people. I want them to have the music. It's a nice feeling.
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I want to put some effort into a bunch of different types of videos. I don't think I'm gonna do 'Man On The Street' messing with people, I don't think I'm gonna do over-the-top wacky comedy.
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Global warming is too serious for the world any longer to ignore its danger or split into opposing factions on it.
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A constitutional democracy is in serious trouble if its citizenry does not have a certain degree of education and civic virtue.
