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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We do not believe voters gave President Bush a mandate to turn back the clock decades on so many of our legal protections.
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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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There's a lot of mystery just inherent in the story of 'Descender.' There's sort of a central mystery that runs throughout it.
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I'm a huge supporter of animal rights - and I've been an outspoken critic of the cruelties routinely inflicted on livestock at factory farms. But it really bothers me that the mistreatment of pigs and chickens and cows seems to attract a lot more attention and spark a lot more outrage than the abuse of immigrant workers.
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The beauty about living in Atlanta is that there aren't too many paparazzi here; you can just relax. And that really works for me and my children.
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Prejudices subsist in people's imagination long after they have been destroyed by their experience.
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You know, it comes from my mother's side of the family. She had seven sisters and one brother, and all of them could play instruments. I suppose I picked it up from that.
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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.
