Bret Stephens Quotes
The supposedly petty sexual harassment that so many women have to endure, from Hollywood studios to the factory floor at Ford, is a national outrage that needs to end. Period.
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You need to become more than one type of athlete. You have to be a sprinter, a weight man and a distance guy all in one.
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Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.
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Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
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Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value.
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I guess I'd be put in the ID politics camp. But there is really nothing in the world-view of, say, Bernie Sanders I actually disagree with. I'd like a guaranteed income, single-payer health care, a stronger safety net, etc. The problem is the temptation to paper over historically fraught issues to achieve that is tempting.
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People just kind of associate me with kicking some ass.
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I went to Iceland in 1861 and went over nearly every bit of the ground made famous by the adventures of Grettir.
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I love the smell of Burger King when I ride past, but sometimes I have to avoid it.
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Success is so bad for everybody, period. Especially a certain kind of success, when people practically give up their identity. They forget who they are, how they are.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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I wanted to join the Army when football failed. That was my only realistic form of making an honest living.
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Eating is one of the great pleasures of life.
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Why is it we never get our bad medicine in small doses?
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I am a person who is trained to look other people in the eye.
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I put down the camera long ago, you know? I was here in London, aged 19, and I was obsessed with my camera, shooting everything I could. Then someone stole it. It helped me to see things for the first time.
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I finally bought a gun because I said if I'm going to get it, I'm taking somebody with me.
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Whoever invented the word ‘grace’ must have seen the wing-folding of the plover.
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I am not a socialite, though I seem to have got the reputation for being one. I have some very good friends who happen to be in so-called Society; but Society as such is a bore and holds no fascination for me.
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When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength.
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To take a dislike to a young man, only because he appeared to be of a different disposition from himself, was unworthy the real liberality of mind...
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I really like the risk takers. I like people who make those different choices on the carpet. I really like Charlize Theron. I think she's elegant and edgy as well. I love Zoe Saldana.
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The supposedly petty sexual harassment that so many women have to endure, from Hollywood studios to the factory floor at Ford, is a national outrage that needs to end. Period.
