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 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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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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I started out as a Democrat.
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I remember once, we got an interview, and he said, 'Dad, these people are writing about me like I'm an adult. Don't they know I'm a kid?' I have never tried to encourage him to get a music image like other musicians have.
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I've got a publicist at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt who's been working little miracles for me, but it's true the budgets aren't what they once were in terms of advertisement and book tours.
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I was watching 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' - the episode where Sabrina and her friend make a vampire movie for college. I wanted to see if it would be fun to make a horror movie.
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Good advertising is written from one person to another. When it is aimed at millions it rarely moves anyone.
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After the war, prompted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, I entered Parliament so that a priest could speak out for the poor, as canon law at that time still permitted.
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People get married when they're 18 and spend their whole lives together. I think their greatest fear is that someone will see it as a fling because they were young and it didn't mean anything.
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Our forces saved the remnants of the Jewish people of Europe for a new life and a new hope in the reborn land of Israel. Along with all men of good will, I salute the young state and wish it well.
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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.
