Gene Hackman Quotes
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The solution to women's issues can only be achieved in a free and democratic society in which human energy is liberated, the energy of both women and men together. Our civilization is called human civilization and is not attributed only to men or women.
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I do feel that the boys are getting left out. Girls will read boys' books, but boys won't read girls' books. If you're writing for a girl, you've got most of the audience on your side anyway.
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I don't think a woman riding a motorcycle thinks of herself as doing something that has sex appeal. I think she's trying to replicate for herself an experience that she sees men having.
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The war on drugs has made government more powerful, citizens less free, and hasn't helped users or addicts.
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To oppose something is to maintain it.
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I can't read novels while I'm writing a novel, because somebody's voice creeps in.
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I think about terrorism in terms of popcorn. You can't tell which kernels are popcorn and which are not, but you assume you'll always have some kernels that are going to pop.
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The goal must be to expand ourselves beyond one field of focus and use our improved access to information to solve the very real and extreme economic, environmental, and resource challenges we face as an interconnected, global society.
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The first time that I ever saw Babe Ruth was in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse.
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Colorado cannot afford to become the next California, with skyrocketing taxes that hurt our state's economy and our quality of life.
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For some, being involved in a scene is a great thing because the social element can drive creativity. For me, though, it's never really been like that. It's the opposite. I've always had this instinct to escape.
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I don't like the 'must', the 'always', and the 'never' words. I don't like 'no' either.
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I don't watch much British television at all. I mean, it's ironic because I used to work in it for years.
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I was always a fan of the game, and I wouldn't have taken this job if I wasn't a fan of the game.
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My favorite game shows were 'Password' and '$25,000 Pyramid.'
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I hate negative ads in general.
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The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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More than half the world's largest 100 economies are corporations. They have no loyalties to place or citizens.
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Socrates ... did not write. It seems academically obvious that he perished because he did not publish!
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I don't think I was ever particularly mean. I can certainly think of some idiotic exchanges I've had. I was accused of destroying pop music, like Wagner destroyed opera - a guy in Germany started ranting that at me.
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Ethan is annoyed with all of these dumb campaigns that indoctrinate millions of people into thinking they’re tough-guy free spirits when, in fact, there’s probably much to be said for following and, in any event, the food chain isn’t structured to encompass millions of non-followers.
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I'm just a simple guy swimming in a sea of sharks.
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The proliferation of mobile broadband networks combined with local area hot spots is bringing the dream of seamless and ubiquitous connectivity closer to reality.
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I'm not a sentimental guy.
