Bret Stephens Quotes
In the scale of American blunders - from the Dred Scott decision to the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s to the tragedy of Vietnam - is the Trump presidency really unique?
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To me, presentations are the most powerful device. You can't really name a movement that didn't start with the spoken word.
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Celebs says we have no time for love, but I wouldn't say that.
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If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em.
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Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
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There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that you are somehow above normality. I think that is a mistake to start believing that. But, at the same time, it is important to be confident.
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I always said there's no way I'd work in America because I'm too weird and I'm too old, but somehow it's happened.
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There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel.
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The spring wakes us, nurtures us and revitalizes us. How often does your spring come? If you are a prisoner of the calendar, it comes once a year. If you are creating authentic power, it comes frequently, or very frequently.
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Relationships ending are painful, and you can choose to carry that, or you can choose to reframe it.
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Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.
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When I look at myself, I'd like not to have hair on the top of the ceiling.
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Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson.
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Writers have to be very careful and discerning because so much of the machine is out of their control.
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I longed to be bright and most certainly never was. I was rather hopeless, I suspect.
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I don't feel under-taxed in any way at all.
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I think a book should be judged 10 years later, after reading and re-reading it.
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I turned Compaq from a small company with troubles into a computer powerhouse. We can do the same at Intershop.
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A musician is a professional, whether he or she is successful or not. The profession itself must be regarded as a stable job.
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Right now people are interested in genetic engineering to help the human race. That's a noble cause, and that's where we should be heading. But once we get past that - once we understand what genetic diseases we can deal with - when we start thinking about the future, there's an opportunity to create some new life-forms.
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The sense of crisis is everything for Trump - even if it's largely invented. His depiction of darkness justifies his candidacy, the need to violently shake the system. His ability to conjure fear is what distinguished him from all those career pols he has vanquished. And it suits his ego.
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Our responsibility as filmmakers is to make things that are fresh, unique and original.
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My father is American and deserted the Vietnam War.
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In the scale of American blunders - from the Dred Scott decision to the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s to the tragedy of Vietnam - is the Trump presidency really unique?
