John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes
It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals. But, there is no alternative to the state.
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There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it's euphoria and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night. That was his attitude.
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I like films to be complete in their written form.
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A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.
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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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To me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year's Eve in San Francisco.
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Nashville, I think, for me, personally, would be where I want to live and work. L.A. is a whole other world and has a whole other vibe to it, so I would like to come out here for work for a couple of months, but L.A. is just not really my scene, per se.
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Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.
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They say that our sovereign is above his laws to his pleasure, and he may make it and break it as he pleases, without any distinction. The contrary is true, or else he should not have sworn to keep it.
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May we be saved from evil thoughts and deed of enemies of world peace who find pleasure in creating havoc and perpetrating all forms of carnage.
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It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.
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One of my favorite episodes was the one in which Homer grew hair. That was a very unique episode, since there was a gay secretary, but that wasn't even the issue of the show-the issue was Homer's image changing because he had hair.
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There are many ways of showing your protest and discontent without the actions of Kremlin.
Garry Kasparov
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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You're going to have some ups and downs, so you have to prepare yourself to be ready. Those down moments come.
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Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.
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I went to a Catholic all-girls school, and we would play cassettes of music we liked, and when it was my turn, they would laugh at my choices. I would play Billie Holliday, Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf, but it was fine; if I had to listen to their choices, they had to listen to mine.
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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation.
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I believe that He was made man, joining the human nature with the divine in one person; being conceived by the singular operation of the Holy Ghost, and born of the blessed Virgin Mary, who, as well after as before she brought Him forth, continued a pure and unspotted virgin.
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The 'styles' are a lie.
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I think I was raised by a really good mother.
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You'd just be amazed what people will do. You really would. And not crazy people. Ostensibly normal people. When the right person touches the right button in someone, you can get them to do almost anything.
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Astronauts are not superhuman. They lead ordinary lives and have varied personalities.
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It would be foolish to suggest that government is a good custodian of aesthetic goals. But, there is no alternative to the state.
