Matt Ridley Quotes
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The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.
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I'm a liberal, but I'm not biased. Seriously.
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The thing you notice here after America is how refreshingly ordinary people look because they haven't had their chin wrapped around the back of their ears.
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Even the best scientists are often insecure and feel the need for recognition.
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Coney Island is and always will be 'the people's playground.' It's a place where people of all backgrounds come to have a good time.
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The novel is a seduction; a reader has to be seduced.
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I've always done drama, but I suppose 'Tyrannosaur' was a bit of a watershed moment for me. It was like when Kathy Burke did 'Nil By Mouth' - suddenly, people were saying, 'Oh, she can do that, too.'
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I have done so much: modeling, acting, singing, the calendar, the lingerie line, and there have been times where I have wanted to give up but I went for it.
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I've always had a tomboy look.
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Deficits are like putting dynamite in the hands of children. They can get out of control very quickly.
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The discussion of any society risks seduction by what is transient and tumultuous.
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Today too, the most important issue in the world is Palestine. If a war breaks out in Iraq, we believe it is due to the provocation of the Zionists. If it happens in Afghanistan, it is because of their provocation. If Sudan is oppressed, it is due to Zionist seduction. We consider all the arrogant, colonialist schemes to be inspired by the Zionists.
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I could think of nothing more insufferable than members of one’s own gang dropping in full of sympathy and their own affairs.
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I was about 7 and my family was eating at a restaurant when we saw my first Elvis impersonator by total accident.
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Being poor sucks... It's hard to figure out the secrets of the universe when you're trying to figure out where you and your girlfriend are going to sleep next month.
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Seduction is always more singular and sublime than sex and it commands the higher price.
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The best thing is being really close. The worst thing is being really close.
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Less regulation plus less taxation plus less litigation always equals more innovation and job creation.
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The arbitrary rule of a just and enlightened prince is always bad. His virtues are the most dangerous and the surest form of seduction: they lull a people imperceptibly into the habit of loving, respecting, and serving his successor, whoever that successor may be, no matter how wicked or stupid.
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In such a world-at such a time--'a decent respect for the opinion of mankind'-in the words of our Declaration of Independence-requires that we state plainly the purposes we seek, the principles we hold.
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You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation.
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For us [hockey] is an opportunity, myself and my brothers have an opportunity to do something special.
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...the males best at seduction tend to be the best at other things as well.
