Burt Shavitz Quotes
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All truly historical peoples have an idea they must realize, and when they have sufficiently exploited it at home, they export it, in a certain way, by war; they make it tour the world.
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The presumption of innocence, the benefit of the doubt, walking without worrying - these should not be hallmarks of white privilege. They are human rights - human rights - that should be enjoyed by all.
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I'm over it. You strive to win a Super Bowl and you do everything you can to get there. But being in the Hall of Fame, you never play for that honor. It's incredible.
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I love New York, and I'm drawn to a certain intensity of life, but I've just never felt like I want to escape from the Midwest. A writer lives a great deal in his own head, and so one intuitively finds places where your head is more clear. New York for me is one of those places.
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I have worked very hard on being aware of my childhood but moving forward and not letting it bring me down emotionally. That is a hard thing - especially when you have children of your own and you remember what happened to you at that age.
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I'm constantly hydrating my hair.
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Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.
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Maybe if people stopped thinking of themselves, and started thinking of the other sides of things, people wouldn't hurt each other.
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You may be surprised to discover you're rich, especially if you're broke.
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My family are observant Muslims, but I've come to the faith through an intellectual conviction, and that's something that they've taught me. It's never been forced upon me. They've given me a very strong identity as an Australian Muslim.
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In the '60s, parents were told to let their teens rebel, explore their boundaries. Increasingly the same message is being given to the parents of tweens.
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In my eyes, a patriot is little more than an international blackleg.
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He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realise God in this very life
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Now obey thy cherished secret wish,Embrace thy friends-leave all in order;To port and hawser's tie no more returning,Depart upon thy endless cruise, old Sailor!
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If humans fight the last war, nature fights the next one.
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She said'I'm young enoughI'm old enoughIn the city machineWhere industriesFill the fish full of mercury'
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Neoconservatives are the boat people of the McGovern revolution.
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There's humor in everything. There's gotta be humor in everything.
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A second wife is hateful to the children of the first; A viper is not more hateful.
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Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.
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I've been fired five times for having a bad attitude.
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A musician knows hit material. It has to feel right. Everything has to feel in place. It fulfills you and it makes you feel good. You know it when you hear it.
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No one has ever accused me of being ambitious.
