Peter L. Berger Quotes
We also have a cultural phenomenon: the emergence of a global culture, or of cultural globalization.
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I'm an optimist about other people. I'm not an optimist about myself.
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There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
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A few months after NASA was formed, I was asked if I knew anyone who would like to set up a program in space astronomy.
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We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
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I actually buy the paper version of The New York Times maybe once or twice a week.
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We are a very big and vast Government, and naturally, every ministry is becoming bigger and bigger. It becomes, therefore, essential that there should be proper coordination.
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As we continue to step up our investment in education, we must not sidestep our commitment to the principle of local control.
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We are in a far better position to observe instincts in animals or in primitives than in ourselves. This is due to the fact that we have grown accustomed to scrutinizing our own actions and to seeking rational explanations for them.
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I have never heard anything about the resolutions of the apostles, but a good deal about their acts.
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Versace designs have always been bootlegged. Now it's Versace bootlegging the bootleg for the bootleggers to bootleg the bootleg.
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The whole melodrama of the Middle East would be improved if amnesia were as common here as it is in melodramatic plots.
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The U.S., especially Hollywood, is so strong for film production.
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You don't realize how much you use your credit card not even to buy things. It's a card you get so you can navigate society.
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I pretty much preach, teach and nag.
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Then this will only prove again and again, that Monarchy in Germany is he longer capable of a national act.
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I don't like the info-dump, as it's known.
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Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.
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I always had acting work when I needed it. I think that is why, when I watch films or TV series in America, I find in small roles or in supporting roles really amazing faces, where I have the feeling these people have actually had a life outside of acting. I find it almost a pity that I've never done anything else.
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I don't need to worry about identity theft because no one wants to be me.
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Learning is experience understood in tranquility.
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We come from a sensory-overload culture, and so we wonder if one guy on drums and one guy dancing around is enough. Adding guys was something we always were curious about. We decided for this run specifically to stay a two-piece. In the future, we definitely could add members.
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It feels bad to feel like you're not wanted.
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Email is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on top of things. But not for me; my role is to be on the bottom of things. What I do takes long hours of studying and uninterruptible concentration.
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We also have a cultural phenomenon: the emergence of a global culture, or of cultural globalization.
