John Tukey Quotes
To be able to say that "if we change our point of view in the following way ... things are simpler" is always a gain.
Quotes to Explore
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There is no 'natural' order, only the way things are.
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I use my platform as a tool and a way to speak about greater change.
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I wear my Viking helmet because the horns define how sharp my brains are. If you try to rub me the wrong way, I will stick you with both of my horns.
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Fantasy is sort of a blank slate that everybody can project their own culture onto. Everybody can read it in their own way.
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Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.
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Every writer uses his own way to motivate oneself.
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My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.
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Pakistan is a free country, so according to me, in a free country, it's every right of the citizen to live the way they wish.
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When we moved to L.A., I started going out for more commercials, and then one day they emailed me a movie script. The first thing I said was, 'No way. I love commercials.'
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We are protecting Europe according to European rules that say borders can be crossed only in certain areas in a controlled way and after registration.
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Success is a high, but the way up is hard, and you have to give your all.
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If someone is not treating you in a way that you like, remember that there are so many nice people out there. The problem is that when you love someone, you make excuses for that kind of behavior.
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I naturally wanted to be saved, so when I came home I told my mom I wanted to be confirmed. That's the way I related to it, being raised an Episcopalian. I went to Dallas and got confirmed.
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In a way, 'WALL-E' had some of the same disturbing elements that 'Up' does.
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We always write way more than we put on a record. We always write a lot-lot.
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What campaigns are for is weeding out the people who, for one way or another, weren't making it for the long haul.
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On a certain level, I don't think there is an answer to what the American way is, because it is constantly being re-defined. It's also been exploited and capitalized upon and politicized by one side or the other to the point that a certain degree of cynicism has attached itself to that term.
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One of the magical things about Nashville is just how many incredibly talented people are here and the way they support each other.
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Whenever we take away the liberties of those whom we hate we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love.
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Timing was everything when it came to being a woman—the moment you entered the world could seal your fate.
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Once you realize that everyone is in the same boat, that everyone is just as insecure and childlike as everyone else, that all these jokers in D.C. ruining our world are just greedy kids grabbing for marbles - I think that realization means you're an adult.
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I do believe in standing for something more than just a product.
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To be able to say that "if we change our point of view in the following way ... things are simpler" is always a gain.
