Jonah Goldberg Quotes
There was no intellectual movement in American history called social Darwinism. The people who were supposedly the leaders of the social Darwinist movement never embraced something called social Darwinism. It didn't exist.
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I think I've gotten more confident because the more you do it and the more shows you play, you just feel more confident. You feel more confident about everything.
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I try and spend a lot of time with my kids. I try and have fun with my kids. I try to put father time in there.
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When I first came out with my fans and the wind hit me, I almost took off.
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The vampires in the 'VAMPS' series judge each other as harshly as they judge humans, and basically, vampires don't get along very well. So you've got a culture that's from cradle to grave like the worst high school you've ever been in.
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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A love of books has opened so many doors for me. Stories have inspired me and taught me to aspire.
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Me and my brothers started a musical group early on, and we were playing in places where we really weren't supposed to be.
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I really don't see a reason why you wouldn't want to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. I mean, not only was He the greatest human being to ever walk the earth, He's everything that I want to strive for. He's everything that anyone should ever want to strive for.
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What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
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I'm happy. I give thanks every morning that I can get up, that I still have my husband with me. I'm extremely grateful. After all, how many 93-year-old cover girls do you know?
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I really, really enjoy comedy. I think that's one of my strong suits. It's my zone. And people don't expect it from me, which is a whammy.
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I would probably do anything with David Mamet. He's so great. I just love his writing.
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I think a book should be judged 10 years later, after reading and re-reading it.
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There's always room to volunteer. I think that's a huge space to be involved with.
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It used to be that watching a film was a very special occasion, the same way flying was. Before, if you took a flight from New York to L.A., most of the windows would be open. Now, we get on planes and we just close them because we're so used to what it feels like. I think the same thing has happened with cinema.
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It takes people a while to trust you.
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Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
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One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We need to have tripartite support - the governments, the business communities and the civil society.
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I wish HP nothing but the best. I think HP is an icon. Those of us who had their careers in the Valley think of Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett as role models. We would love to be half as good as they were.
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I'd taken, like, maybe some African dance classes a couple of times, but I wasn't a musical theater person at all.
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Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.
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I prefer younger men. In some ways, they are much more open to a woman being stronger and independent then some of the men my age.
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I wanted to make something that reminded people of the way albums used to feel. I wanted something as good as the stuff put out by the Bomb Squad, or Dr. Dre and his production crew, or 'A Tribe Called Quest.' I miss albums like those.
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There was no intellectual movement in American history called social Darwinism. The people who were supposedly the leaders of the social Darwinist movement never embraced something called social Darwinism. It didn't exist.
