John Gregory Dunne Quotes
In what purports to be an egalitarian society, the existence of class is the secret about which no one speaks.
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When Mitt Romney talked about Putin expanding his sphere of influence, Obama mocked and said, 'The Cold War has been over 20 years, nothing to be worried about'... We keep making that mistake with Putin.
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The world that you and I live in is increasingly challenged. Population growth, pollution, over-consumption, unsustainable patterns, social conflict, climate change, loss of nature... these are not good stories.
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I don't like to read reviews. Even the good ones you start to analyze: 'Oh, did I do that? I have to make sure I do that again.'
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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I think in the lifetime of a tennis player there are many times where you feel that tremendous confidence.
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I'm a great bum, and I'm a pretty good director.
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You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply.
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Being in Harlem on the night of Barack Obama's election was extraordinary. It was the best street party I have ever gone to, and it felt like the period of American history which began with slavery had ended that evening.
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She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership).
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And, you know, I watched him in Texas where he stood on his principle but he also reached out to members of the other party to try to work with them, to try to forge agreement where he could in keeping with his conservative principles to make Texas a better place.
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Univision is the only network where you pay for more, not for less.
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I turned Compaq from a small company with troubles into a computer powerhouse. We can do the same at Intershop.
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All you needed back then was a blow dryer and a dream.
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At 39, I was back in a Red Wings uniform and loving it.
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In any country, in any city, there will be political influence on what is said, what kind of images are to be projected and, yes, of course artists can be and are influenced by politicians.
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I did the Kannada film when just out of school. I didn't know anything about the South Indian film industry at that time, and I did the film to earn some pocket money. I realised then I like acting.
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Free and fair access to books - to reading - is a right and one we should fight for.
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It's always nice to have more than just two hands if you're making cakes.
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I listen to all types of music, but big rock records are the ones that, in the walk-up, make me wonder, 'What's this next set going to sound like?'
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I never cared who I was going to fight because, at the end of the day, it makes no difference.
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Racism, unfortunately, is part of the fabric of America's society.
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Community of women is a condition which belongs entirely to bourgeois society and which today finds its complete expression in prostitution. But prostitution is based on private property and falls with it. Thus, communist society, instead of introducing community of women, in fact abolishes it.
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In what purports to be an egalitarian society, the existence of class is the secret about which no one speaks.
