S. I. Hayakawa Quotes
The great thing about the United States is our ability to absorb foreign people and make them a part of us.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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In the future, I want to have super-fights.
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To the best of my judgment, I have labored for, and not against, the Union. As I have not felt, so I have not expressed any harsh sentiment towards our Southern brethren. I have constantly declared, as I really believed, the only difference between them and us is the difference of circumstances.
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I've been around tennis, and I have a feeling for the sport. I still play tennis, and I can still do a lot of harm to a lot of people.
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I've had the same barber since I was about 14 years old.
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I really bonded with my mom, growing up, through our love of horror movies!
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I have the necessary lack of tact.
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Unfortunately, the United States has entered into several free trade agreements that do not sufficiently protect and support our manufacturing industries and the millions of American workers they employ.
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Young men should prove theorems, old men should write books.
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I've had a good life, and was born to and among people I've admired and loved.
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All our wives are experimental psychologists.
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I've had a few ditty hits.
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I think women today are really struggling with these dual roles: How do you have a full-time career and be ambitious and still take care of your family?
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I've had loss in my life, and I like to think my mother's energy lives on in some faintly Buddhist way. I do find some comfort there.
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I live for the text. It's my job.
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I acted in high school and studied at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford for one summer. I minored in theater, and I was always acting growing up and stuff, but really, I was just more interested in the comedy of it all. So for me, it's always comedy, and then acting is just one medium of comedy.
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My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks.
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You don't want to get stuck with a record that you've done with someone that you feel obligated to put out - that's not really dope, just because you made an effort to get together and work.
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Touring with King Crimson wasn't a lot of fun for me. I had a lot of equipment, and when I was in improvised music I'd set it up myself, play the gig, and put it all away again.
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I have often heard it said that the United States is isolated and is not interested in European affairs. I assure you that this is not the case.
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The creative works of the entertainment industry belong to the millions of people who make them and are not for others to steal or unlawfully distribute.
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The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they will win and the decent people will loose.
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Different authors write different ways, have different relationships with their audiences, and those are all legitimate.
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The great thing about the United States is our ability to absorb foreign people and make them a part of us.
