John Naisbitt Quotes
I was totally surprised by the spread of the legalization of same-sex marriage. In just my lifetime we have gone from a taboo to even talk about homosexuality, to the sanction by governments of homosexual marriage. Few such large social considerations have ever before been turned over in such a short time.
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Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you really are.
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I voted for Barack Obama.
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I love to walk into Borders or Barnes & Noble and see my books there. It's fabulous.
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I paint for the sheer joy of painting. I have never sold any of my paintings. I'd rather give them to people for free.
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Reconciliation is a decision that you take in your heart.
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I don't do grey. I like my colour, my style.
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The Catholic Church was the church of the colonial fascist regime.
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I love 'The Guardian' series. Bianca St. Ives is one of my favorite heroines ever, and the combination of action, suspense, and romance makes her story pure fun to write.
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Society in the English countryside is still strangely, quaintly divided. If black comedy and a certain type of social commentary are what you want, I think English rural communities offer quite a lot of material.
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Snoop Dog is the Phil Jackson of youth football coaches. He ain't going to accept nothing but a winner.
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Properties have different characteristics, like companies, and the market throws up more opportunities because it is inefficient.
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In our Western culture, although death has come out of the closet, it is still not openly experienced or discussed. Allowing dying to be so intensely present enriches both the preciousness of each moment and our detachment from it.
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I don't think Bosnia is ready for reconciliation, but I do think it is ready for truth.
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I always appreciate people's opinions, but sometimes I have to take a step back and remember why I'm writing and what I want to do with it. Shutting out the voices is difficult but it's been good for me.
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To insult someone we call him 'bestial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, 'human' might be the greater insult.
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Year 2008 wiped out $19.2 trillion in US income... What if the money was spent on the Midwest of the United States?
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Every artist says that he/she wants to do something challenging, and I'm not any different. If someone approaches me with a serious role, I'll be more than happy.
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Every song is like a kid. How can you have that many kids and have a favorite? Which one do I like to hang most with?
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Divorce is my generation's coming of age ceremony - a ritual scarring that makes anything that happens afterward seem bearable.
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Don't hold onto anything so tightly that Jesus can't take it from you.
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It's not someone else's responsibility to honor my marriage. It's my responsibility.
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Every single time I perform 'River,' I just feel a huge rush of adrenaline and energy, and I remember writing it.
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I believe in keeping running simple and, in regard to shoes, that would mean no gimmicks, unnecessary cushioning, etc.
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I was totally surprised by the spread of the legalization of same-sex marriage. In just my lifetime we have gone from a taboo to even talk about homosexuality, to the sanction by governments of homosexual marriage. Few such large social considerations have ever before been turned over in such a short time.
