John Ralston Saul Quotes
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I live in Europe and care about democracy and sovereignty of nation states there.
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For me, Westernization is not about consuming fanciful goods; it's about a system of free speech, democracy, egalitarianism and respect for the people's rights and dignity.
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Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
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A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.
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In 2016, makeup has become an incredible passion and hobby for men and women, but it hasn't become mainstream.
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When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.
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I go where the material is, and I feel like I'm looking for really strong directors. That's the key ingredient. There are some directors I would move the sun and earth for, or stop the rotation of the planets, just to work with them.
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I'm really excited about the prospect of deepening what is already a really strong relationship that I have with the people of Broward.
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In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt!
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Television is the most perfect democracy. You sit there with your remote control and vote.
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I read the script for 'Guncrazy' in 1985 and loved it because it was one of the few scripts I'd come across that revolved around a strong female character.
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The issue is whether the ultimate civil authority of the United States can tolerate actions in contempt of constitutional lines of authority. Any lessening of civil power over military power must inevitably lead away from democracy.
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It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.
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I bought the rights to this book, 'The Ploughmen,' by a Montana writer named Kim Zupan, and I've written the screenplay, and I really feel pretty strong about it. It's really hauntingly beautiful. It's got some suspense and great drama, but it's a real character thing.
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Before we start filming, I have a strong idea of the look and the feel that I want to create, and I'm happy to explore any means that will help me achieve that.
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When I was really small, my mother had difficulty keeping me dressed, as I liked to be naked! I definitely had very strong ideas on what I wanted to wear. My favourite look was always Action Man and Spiderman. Now though, I really like beautiful clothes.
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I've been blessed with pretty strong stamina and healthy genes, so I'd call myself sensible. I've had regular mammograms ever since I found a lump in my breast when I was 30. Thankfully, all was well.
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We have been deformed by educational and religious institutions that treat us as members of an audience instead of actors in a drama, so we become adults who treat democracy as a spectator sport.
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A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures.
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I would be absolutely honored if I made Jon Hamm crack, because he is uncrackable.
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I heard the Velvet Underground and that changed things when I was like, 15.
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No one is getting help here. There is one number to phone for Texas, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. Everybody's fingers are getting numb trying to get attention, and we are not getting it.
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Democracy, of course, requires strong demands from the public.
