E. F. Schumacher Quotes
It has been universally recognized, in all authentic teachings of mankind, that every being born into this world has to work, not merely to keep himself alive, but to strive towards perfection.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
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I try to talk about policy issues intelligently, I try very hard to avoid thought bubbles. I make sure my speeches are well researched and footnoted. I make sure I am not talking through my hat.
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I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
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The student will try to defy the master. Always.
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I've raised Michael. I changed his diapers when he was little.
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My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.
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My defensiveness in life really helps me as a driver.
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I had to make different kinds of music for everybody but still keep it classic T-Pain at the same time.
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We think of the 1950s as an oppressive time in the culture, and indeed it was, but it was also in many ways a more secular moment, and one in which great scientific achievements flourished. I don't want to get too gauzy about this, but there was much more respect for science as a necessary part of society.
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Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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Exposing your ignorance is how you get somebody to embrace you.
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I can't remember writing any of the songs that I've written.
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In business, you're the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
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When you sample something, you're using the crutch of borrowing chords and melodies from a song that's already great, that's already stood the test of time, that's already special. When you're trying to do it all from scratch, you're writing something brand new that has to stand on its own.
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One place had a winning record that I went to, and that was Detroit. Rick Carlisle laid a foundation that gave us a chance to win a championship.
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Games are a compromise between intimacy and keeping intimacy away.
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I really wanted to find a piano for the farm house. There were so many free pianos on Craigslist, I thought, 'Let's get as many free pianos as we can and stick them all in the barn.' I got eight in a short period of time, only six of which were tunable, but it's still quite funny.
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Kids always need a role model. I let them know you can do it, too, if you really want to.
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You know, I've never been a comic book person, just because that's not my gig and I don't have a television.
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It has been universally recognized, in all authentic teachings of mankind, that every being born into this world has to work, not merely to keep himself alive, but to strive towards perfection.
