John Henrik Clarke Quotes
The role of religions in the domination and destruction of African civilizations was ruthless... Islam was as guilty as all the rest.
Quotes to Explore
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Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill.
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I never really like to skate in an empty ice rink; I always need the attention of an audience.
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I think people appreciate honesty.
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I have a personal ambition to live my life honestly and honor the true love that I've had and also the people I've had around me.
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I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
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The claim made by Team Obama that every dollar in stimulus translates into a dollar-and-a-half in growth is economic fiction. The costs of stimulus reduce future growth. No country has ever spent itself to prosperity. The price of stimulus has to be paid sometime.
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The people of South Africa are ready to stand up to the oppressions of the Pretoria regime, and they are ready to fight back.
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It's easy to get distracted by the vaudevillian aspects of the healthcare debate.
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It's pretty far, but it doesn't seem like it.
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I'm not angry, I'm not an angry person, but I do sometimes like playing with the perception of anger, as in pretending that I'm more angry than I actually am, and sometimes it works quite well.
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I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can't put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers.
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I was really influenced by Joan Didion and Pauline Kael; they were both at the height of their influence when I was coming into my own as a reader.
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It's so fascinating to think about how each snowflake is completely individual - there are millions and millions of them, but each one is so unique.
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The promotion of family continuity and stability is a legitimate state interest.
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We need to get the corporate money out of the political system and return democracy to the people.
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The combination of the CGI, 3-D, and sound effects, it's just impossible to separate them. It gives you a more immersive experience, and I prefer that.
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One Hundred Year Starship really is about the idea that is we pursue an extraordinary tomorrow; we'll build a better world today.
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I think that souls agree to come in and do what they're going to do and then leave when they're going to leave. So there's nothing tragic when a soul leaves. I think it was already preordained.
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The East Coast, and certainly Boston, has a provincial quality to it that makes it harder to bust out and move up. Try to be too different and they'll pull you down.
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Despite the firewall, Chinese companies continue to advertise themselves on Facebook and Google-my dentist in Shanghai puts his Gmail address in scrolling LEDs in front of his practice. To do business with the rest of the world, Chinese firms increasingly have to get good at using services that are both essential and (theoretically) unavailable.
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You can still love your job and feel guilty. You can still love your child and feel guilty. There's a lot of grey in that. It's about being conscious when you are spending time with your kids, being with them in the moment.
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Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.
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Raffi: Okay, it's time to make another deposit to my therapy fund.
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The role of religions in the domination and destruction of African civilizations was ruthless... Islam was as guilty as all the rest.
