John Trudell Quotes
There are insane people who wish to rule the world. They wish to continue to rule the world on violence and repression, and we are all the victims of that violence and repression.
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I was a little girl fighting as a partisan against Nazi-Fascism.
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Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
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The first World War in so many ways shaped the 20th century and really remade our world for the worse.
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An MC is somebody who can control the crowd. An MC is a master of ceremonies so not only can you say your rap, you can rock the party.
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I love Tig Notaro; I just think she's so awesome.
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Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.
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People still text me to say that there is something about me in the paper, and what really annoys me is that if it's nasty, I then have to go and have a look, even though actually I don't want to know.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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I'm competitive. I don't like to lose.
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It is the easiest thing in the world to die. The hardest is to live.
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I think going from doing TV and straight plays to Shakespeare is weird enough because you have this heightened language, and you are telling a story through metric poetry. But I think music is that place beyond poetry.
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I began to understand my sensations, to know what I wanted, at around the age of forty - but only vaguely.
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In our society, everyone wants to be a celebrity overnight.
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Here at this site, Solyndra expects to make enough solar panels each year to generate 500 megawatts of electricity. And over the lifetime of this expanded facility, that could be like replacing as many as eight coal-fired power plants.
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With fandom, people are sensitive, and sometimes defensive, about their experiences.
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I dreamed about this as a kid, that I would write - and people would read - a whole series of books. I feel accomplished, giddy, and tired. Mostly, though, I feel thankful. A trilogy is a huge investment on the part of author, publisher, and reader, and I'm grateful that so many people were willing to invest along with me.
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To go behind a man's hall-door is mean, cowardly, unfair opposition.
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I see retirement as just another of these reinventions, another chance to do new things and be a new version of myself.
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Why in almost all societies have married women specialized in bearing and rearing children and in certain agricultural activities, whereas married men have done most of the fighting and market work?
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The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.
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I've experienced, in general, in New York, people cut to the chase a little more, and they're a little bit more straightforward. In L.A. I've experienced more wishy-washiness. I will say, though, that the people that are actually from L.A. - like, born and raised in L.A. - are the real nice and genuine people.
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I never argue with people about movies.
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There are insane people who wish to rule the world. They wish to continue to rule the world on violence and repression, and we are all the victims of that violence and repression.
