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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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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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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When people don't get enough information, they make it up.
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I loved wrestling in Philly. It was such an exciting time in my life. That really helped me grow and think differently. It was also just a lot of fun.
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So, there's only so much you can do with a rock video.
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Anyone who says they don't enjoy the Army is mad - you can spend a week hating it and the next week it could be the best thing in the world and the best job you could ever, ever wish for. It has got so much to offer.
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I was popular. I wasn't the most popular. But I definitely held my own.
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At terrestrial temperatures matter has complex properties which are likely to prove most difficult to unravel; but it is reasonable to hope that in the not too distant future we shall be competent to understand so simple a thing as a star.
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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.
