George Lois Quotes
Nothing great can come of more than three people in a room. If you had 10 incredibly bright people, nothing would come out of it.
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
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German writers in the late 18th century were the first to uphold a prickly, literary nationalism, in reaction to the then dominance and prestige of French literature.
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I have managed to infuriate the bank bosses; acquire a fatwa from the revolutionary guards of the trades union movement; frighten the 'Daily Telegraph' with a progressive graduate payment; and upset very rich people who are trying to dodge British taxes. I must be doing something right.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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If you can slow the biological process of aging, even a minor slowdown in the rate at which we age yields improvements in virtually every condition of frailty and disability and mortality that we see at later ages.
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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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I don't have any particular goals in making a recording. In a way the recording is itself the goal. The music comes into my mind, and from there the main job is to give form to it.
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It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.
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The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start.
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I'm not going to be lectured by Nathan Deal, who is a former Clinton Democrat. I will stack up my conservative credentials against his any day of the week.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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My family is from Nigeria, and my full name is Uzoamaka, which means 'The road is good.'
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The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.
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I was born free.
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When we fled from the oppressions of kings and parliaments in Europe, to found this great Republic in America, we brought with us the laws and the liberties, which formed a part of our heritage as Britons.
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Perhaps it is of more value to infuriate philosophers than to go along with them.
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I'm the only gay person my parents know.
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Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask why me? Then a voice answers nothing personal, your name just happened to come up.
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The popular story is that America was built by immigrants and that, therefore, everything about immigration is good and leads to a more successful society. This narrative is so devoid of historical context that it should embarrass anyone beyond a second-grade education.
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I want to put some effort into a bunch of different types of videos. I don't think I'm gonna do 'Man On The Street' messing with people, I don't think I'm gonna do over-the-top wacky comedy.
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Sometimes you have to listen to other people, and see what the audiences want. That's what entertaining is about.
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I've been wanting to spar Miguel Cotto over in L.A., and that will be priceless, going over there, getting some rounds with such a world class fighter.
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Nothing great can come of more than three people in a room. If you had 10 incredibly bright people, nothing would come out of it.
