Paul Bloom Quotes
Even in the most peaceful communities, an appetite for violence shows up in dreams, fantasies, sports, play, literature, movies and television. And, so long as we don't transform into angels, violence and the threat of violence - as in punishment and deterrence - is needed to rein in our worst instincts.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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I was a scapegoat. The media had to put responsibility on somebody, and I was chosen. They felt free to say that because someone was thin they were anorexic, which is ridiculous.
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I don't have a radio or TV going all the time. It's very important to have awareness, to know when you tense up and then to stop that.
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A man is what he thinks about all day long.
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I think you have to do certain things in the pilot to get your network's attention - to break through... So maybe you push a little further in the first show.
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I just thought any workout that is effective and I can do while laying down I'm signing up for.
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I never want to be anywhere else than in the rehearsal room. I mean, it's so lame to say, but it makes me supremely happy to work with people and to talk and invent and laugh.
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People still kill in the name of religion. We haven't evolved to the point where we're one tribe called humans.
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I would say to an actor new to the business that it's best to go where you are most comfortable as a person, both in and outside of the business.
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Using a dog as a narrator has limitations and it has advantages. The limitations are that a dog cannot speak. A dog has no thumbs. A dog can't communicate his thoughts except with gestures.
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I don't want to be someone else.
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On certain, delicate subjects, bringing in outsiders to talk about values is pertinent because pupils listen to them more attentively.
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It wasn't not being famous any more, or even not being a recording artist. It was having nobody who needed me, no phones ringing, nothing to do. Because I'm still too young to do nothing. I was only 24 when all that happened. Now, at 40, I feel I've got more to give than I ever have.
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Go to the young conductors who are not making it, and you will hear how we shouldn't push ourselves or sell ourselves, how they don't have the right connections and the right opportunities. Well, you can be sure they've had the opportunities.
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I think I'm an American writer writing about Latin America, and I'm a Latin American writer who happens to write in English.
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I love drama. Drama is, like, my thing. I want a movie that will move something inside me, that's going to shift something and keep me thinking.
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The current prohibition laws are forcing drug disputes to be played out with guns in our streets. We need to put a stop to this criminal drug element in our country.
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Israel's master strategy needs to be moving toward a regional arrangement that will enable a full normalization of relations with the Arab states and the establishment of a demilitarized Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel.
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I myself am a parent in a small business. Number of employees: one.
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Anybody who has been seriously engaged in scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of science are written the words: 'Ye must have faith.'
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My bed is actually two king beds put together.
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These grants will help the economic redevelopment of this region by building the pool of skilled workers necessary to attract new industries.
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When I was nine, I played the demon king in "Cinderella" and it launched me on a long and happy life of being a monster.
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Even in the most peaceful communities, an appetite for violence shows up in dreams, fantasies, sports, play, literature, movies and television. And, so long as we don't transform into angels, violence and the threat of violence - as in punishment and deterrence - is needed to rein in our worst instincts.
