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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Sinatra’s idea of paradise is a place where there are plenty of women and no newspapermen. He doesn’t know it, but he’d be better off if it were the other way around.
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Connect, create meaning, make a difference, matter, be missed.
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I was in college in the '60s, and the whole feminist movement had swept me up.
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I don't believe in miracles because it's been a long time since we've had any.
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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.
