Brian Sutton-Smith Quotes
What many teachers observe as violent behavior is often really just playful aggression.
Quotes to Explore
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Among the lesser effects of quantum theory are gaping holes in old ideas about causality.
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It didn't help my career to be living in Appalachia.
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If you can be a good example to other people, why not try to be that person? I have a bit of a people pleaser in me, but not so much so that it's out of control.
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The 'Islam vs. the West' dialogue ceased to be about real people a long time ago.
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Nature says women are human beings, men have made religions to deny it. Nature says women are human beings, men cry out no!
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You have to find the right situation, and you have to be in that right mindset where you can give everything you have to that. Because whatever I do, I want to be the best at. I want to be the best husband. I want to be the best father.
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Philosophy can only be approached with the most concrete comprehension.
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Benjamin Franklin may have discovered electricity, but it was the man who invented the meter who made the money.
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It's physically hard for me to work. I start to break down, physically. My joints start. I get weepy eyes. I don't sleep well. I was never a hard worker, I guess. So the voiceover work ethic is really great for me - couple days a month, two hours a day.
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Well, probably I was fed up with concrete poetry. There was a lot of bad concrete poetry and besides, it was confused with visual poetry which was completely different.
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I've been in a few love triangles. I've been in a love quadrilateral.
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Nicole Richie invited me to her birthday party, and it was at Michael Jackson's Neverland!
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Every film is a puzzle really, from an editorial point of view.
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I've been doing extremely dangerous activities for a long time, but I've been lucky enough to have survived so far. However, sooner or later we all die... and, if that's the case, I want to die doing what I love to do the most. That's how I view death.
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In addition, as citizens, we must fight in their incipient stages all movements by government or party or pressure groups that seek to limit the legitimate liberties of any of our fellow citizens.
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I love mystery novels... I love seeing the dramas played out in academic departments, particularly English departments. I started reading these when I was going up for tenure.
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You take somebody that cries their goddam eyes out over phoney stuff in the movies, and nine times out of ten they're mean bastards at heart.
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I once spent a year in Philadelphia, I think it was on a Sunday.
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My dad taught me never to be afraid of what's on the other side of the mountain.
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If you become a master of meaning, you become a master of your life. Two people can have the same experience. One person decides that because of that experience his or her life is over, while the other decides that God has challenged him or her to step up, face the challenge, and become more than he or she ever was before.
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The one hit song that I have tremendous gratitude for is Boots, because it has a life of its own. It's like being identified with a brand name.
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You are afraid of me, because I talk like a sphinx.
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When you're in the entertainment industry, you have to be more mature, be able to hang with the adults.
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What many teachers observe as violent behavior is often really just playful aggression.
