John Doolittle Quotes
Bullying wasn't okay in elementary school and it isn't okay now, especially when it comes in the form of a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
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During the 2008 election, I made clear to the Obama campaign that I don't think it's wise for me to force my personal political agenda on anyone.
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If there's a strange way to do something, I would certainly like to know about it. I feel that I owe that to my public.
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How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.
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It is not true that I dictate what should be done. There is a dialogue.
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I think if you give in and accept society's stereotypes, then you start thinking, 'I cannot dance till late at night because I'm 70.'
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When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe?
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They used to tease me at the 'Oprah' show, 'Are you really going to do another white Shaker kitchen, with white subway tile and stainless steel appliances?' And my answer is, 'I can vary it a bit, but I'm never going to err from classic materials.'
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In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once inhabited the suburbs of human contempt find that without changing their address they eventually live in the metropolis.
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International socialism recognizes the right of free independent nations, with equal rights.
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Everyone should learn to tango in Argentina before they die.
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The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.
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I love a mask. It's why I've got a thing about good writing. When you're acting, you're going into someone else's work. You're behind his words; it's not you.
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Even if I did give a good talk, is what I have to say more important and interesting than what Colin Powell said?
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All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of 'Dynasty?' No thanks!
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What I'm very concerned about is how do we bolster our self-awareness as humans, as biological organisms?
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'When Marnie Was There' was the first animated film I've ever done.
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Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man.
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The usual cause of evil in the world is that at any given time half the people in the world are awake.
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I don't know how much I believe in redemptive stories, even though people want them and strive for them.
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Poor Ron Paul. He means well. He really does. But there's something about him. I don't know what it is. From falling victim to Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno to that old-man shuffle, he just seems like kind of a... like kind of a sissy.
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People are always coming up to me and saying, 'I love you, love your work.' And then the next sentence is, 'I loved your brother.' John made people laugh, and laughter is a powerful thing.
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Bullying wasn't okay in elementary school and it isn't okay now, especially when it comes in the form of a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
