Johan Huizinga Quotes
A superstition which pretends to be scientific creates a much greater confusion of thought than one which contents itself with simple popular practices.
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Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs' true cost, the American people will scream for a cease-fire. Bring the troops home, people will urge. Treat drugs as a health problem, not as a matter for the criminal justice system.
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It lies in human nature that where you experience your first laughs, you also remember the age kindly.
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Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.
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I have not seen 'Vaalu' yet, but I am sure it will be good.
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It is a debt we owe to the purity of our religion to show that it is at variance with that law which warrants slavery.
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I've really had two heroes in my life. My father and Ronald Reagan.
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Yes, I suffer terribly from depression. I have to work at being happy, it's not my natural instinct. My natural instinct is, if something wonderful happens, to throw water in my own face.
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I would hear stories about Steve Jobs and feel like he was at 100 percent exactly what he wanted to do, but I'm sure even a Steve Jobs has compromised. Even a Rick Owens has compromised. You know, even a Kanye West has compromised. Sometimes you don't even know when you're being compromised till after the fact, and that's what you regret.
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I'm a black Catholic raised in Decatur, Georgia, which was very gang-infested. Then, I went to an all-white private high school and excelled in sports and wrote poetry, then played football at the University of Georgia, minoring in drama.
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I definitely would not do a reality show.
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I always had career goals. And I figured out a path I wanted to take to accomplish those goals. If that meant calling the best modeling agency in the world, that's what it meant.
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I am definitely still the same kid that I was picking up the guitar at 15. But, I have definitely learned to be more flexible and roll with the punches. It's such an unpredictable business to be in and it's insane how things change so last minute.
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Being an actor does make you aware of your age.
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In the '90s, I wouldn't have been a supermodel.
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Being a typical Briton, I love my home comforts and always try and find an English pub where I can tuck into some traditional English food, accompanied by a nice pint. Fortunately, I haven't been ill with food poisoning or anything like that, which is quite surprising considering how many different types of food I eat when I'm travelling.
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I hate Valentine's day. It is a day for nothing but disappointment.
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The guest to me was always paramount.
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I think there's a lot to be said for keeping your own counsel.
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The zeitgeist is for cutting spending and balancing the budget. But I do not want the Republican Party to be perceived as putting the budget ahead of people, jobs and education.
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When people don't get enough information, they make it up.
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I was born in Canada for a reason. It was because my parents wanted me to have the freedoms that this country offers.
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You can register a political objection in a number of ways.
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Cubans can be as conversant as any Netflix-and-chill American about popular shows like 'House of Cards' or 'Black Mirror', and they drop allusions to the 'Lannisters' and 'Omar Little' constantly.
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A superstition which pretends to be scientific creates a much greater confusion of thought than one which contents itself with simple popular practices.
