Georg C. Lichtenberg Quotes
I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better.
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If Boston charters can be stymied despite their extraordinary success, charters anywhere can be stopped.
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Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.
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Whatever people thought the first time they held a portable phone the size of a shoe in their hands, it was nothing like where we are now, accustomed to having all knowledge at our fingertips.
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A good old rodeo never hurt anyone.
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If you can play live and support yourself, it's one of the few ways you're going to actually get paid in this business these days.
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I'm a character actor, and I made a choice when I was young, after 'Mystic Pizza', not to go for the mainstream stuff, and to do a more eclectic kind of route.
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I've never experienced complete terror, knock on wood, or running for my life or any of that.
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Understanding where to be in your own zone really takes some time and development to learn.
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I believe in past lives but I know nothing about mine and I don't want to know. I live in the present, taking one day at a time.
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It was endlessly entertaining, watching people beat each other up. All the little kids in the neighborhood would come and watch... and then we'd beat them up as well.
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The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.
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Don't be a victim; if you want to make movies, make movies.
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I'm old enough to remember when the polio vaccine was still new. Also, it hadn't been that long since most people who caught pneumonia died from it. These medical breakthroughs were practically miracles.
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There's an awful lot of corruption in Japanese business and politics, corruption of the sort that can make for great setting for a spy story.
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Failure is a part of success.
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The U.N. might not be the most luxurious place to work, but it certainly is one of the most important places in the world.
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I'm not ready to be that guy who can meet with world leaders and all that. It's tremendous what Bono does. I don't know if I could do it, not the way he does. I don't think many people could.
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If you get conquered by ego, then you are losing the fight.
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I have seen women who are very interested in tech finish their graduate or undergraduate degrees, but then choose not to pursue a career in tech because they're not sure they want to spend the next 20-30 years in an industry that's very male dominated.
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I always strive for freedom: freedom of thought and expression.
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Are you going to divest in the banks and pension funds? Plenty of people are willing to invest in stock of those companies. You can argue that when a lot of people divest, it makes the stock price artificially low, which makes their price-to-earnings ratio more favorable, which makes it a better investment for the people who don't give a damn - - and is it really going to change corporate behavior? It begins to create a climate of antagonistic opinion, the result might be that the corporate executives will retreat even more into their own selfjustifying narratives.
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Expanding your notion of fun beyond a two-week vacation in Maui increases the chances you'll have more of it.
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I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better.
