John Ralston Saul Quotes
Democracy is extremely complex; it is extremely concrete. It's about constantly choosing, finding, developing practical options within the common good. Constantly searching for how to express in a practical way the common good, not in some grand way, some grand and absolute way, but in a very comfortable way.
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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I like bangers and really testosterone-fueled stuff.
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I have to think about how to not spread myself too thin. It's a really great problem to have.
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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If Dana White can offer a contract that's not one-sided, and it's not cumbersome to the point where we look at it and realize that we can't fight for him, then we'll fight in the UFC.
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I love the horror genre and the thriller genre, so I've got no problem with playing a psycho.
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What hasn't Barbie been? I don't think I can create an occupation that she has not done yet.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
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I love physical kinds of comedy and getting down and dirty and doing stunts. When I was growing up, I was always getting into fights with guys and usually punching out boys my age because I was a lot bigger and tougher. So I'm naturally accustomed to putting myself into the headspace of a girl who can take care of herself.
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The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.
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I just try to get away with as much as I can. I don't think that's very radical in the art world.
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A family is really a union of two separate entities. When you get married, you are marrying one family into another.
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I have a specialized racing bike, which is great because it has a solid build, is comfortable to ride, and is lightweight.
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That's a comic cover's job: Attract someone's attention and persuade them to try the issue out.
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Some people look gender non-conforming because they want to look that way - they don't want to conform to society's expectations.
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Let me tell you, 'The Reader' was not glamorous for me in terms of the body-hair maintenance.
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Simply put, our nation's economy will only go as far as our small businesses will take it.
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The modern individual is committed to being successful, not to being a person. He belongs rightly to the 'action generation' whose motto is 'do more but feel less.'
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Even though the art world goes through trends, you do know that it'll come up again.
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You can only be as good as your audience. Sometimes you can be as bad as your audience, but you have to remember you can never be better than them.
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The cello is like a beautiful woman who has not grown older, but younger with time, more slender, more supple, more graceful.
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It's often taken for granted that the most dominant tech companies control the world's most important technology and communications platforms. Instead, the truth is that these giants run on top of the world's most important platform: the mobile communications networks.
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Democracy is extremely complex; it is extremely concrete. It's about constantly choosing, finding, developing practical options within the common good. Constantly searching for how to express in a practical way the common good, not in some grand way, some grand and absolute way, but in a very comfortable way.
