Jessamyn West Quotes
We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions.
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You know, I think I still have a sense that no matter what you do, no matter what you achieve, no matter how much success you have, no matter how much money you have, relationships are important.
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I think the American people want to see the interactivity between candidates and audiences, and tough questions posed by people and how you handle them under fire.
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It's like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. They're scared, but they're not going to get hurt.
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I'm interested in personalities, not political parties.
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My name is usually the one on the end of people's lips.
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There's good economic progress in Malaysia. People have a lot to look forward to.
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I was not put on this earth to listen to meat!
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My son is a Liverpool fan, and he was already kicking a ball before he was one. He was born in the football city; he had no choice.
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When I step in the ring, I bring everything I have.
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No one is ever ordinary.
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Normally, when I skydive, even in winter, I wear very thin gloves. I want to be flexible, with fast reactions.
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What I am teaching is religiousness, a quality. Religion is a dead dogma, fixed principles, frozen fossils. What I am teaching to you is a living, flowing religiousness - an experience like love.
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Thank God for product and blusher.
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Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.
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A lot of new girls are arriving every day - let them do the glamour roles! I am done with ultra glam outfits and five song routines - hereafter, I want to do meatier roles, now that I've acted with all the biggies.
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When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained.
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lines 510–524, as translated by R. Potter (1860)
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I adore the past. So much more restful than the present. So much more dependable than the future.
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Our system of philosophy is itself on trial; it must stand or fall according as it is broad enough to find room for this experience as an element of life.
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Decade after decade, the police culture has been just the very opposite. And that`s been to ignore or to rally around. And that`s something that systematically we are going to need to break this blue wall of silence if we`re ever going to dramatically change and end the culture of police violence.
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We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.
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We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions.
