Jonathan Haidt Quotes
I got interested in the American culture war back in 2004, and it's one of the only growth stocks I've ever invested in.
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Violin playing is a physical art with great traditions behind it.
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Not to speak disparagingly of Justin Bieber or Rihanna, but they're not so hands-on with their image or their sound. They don't write the music. They have people doing things for them.
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'Dangerous' is an album that I was very dedicated to. I wanted every song to be a hit.
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I act for love. I give it my all. I would probably still do it even if I wasn't paid at all. But in terms of equal pay, I need to be paid the same as the guy who has equal billing with me. Otherwise, I won't do it. Because if you accept less, you're just letting everyone else down and continuing the cycle.
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MTV didn't call. I guess I wasn't hip and groovy enough.
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The whole gun debate needs to be infused with a discussion about manhood. It's frustrating to hear debates about gun rights vs. gun control, and yet very few people say what's hidden in plain sight: It's really a contest of meanings about manhood.
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Two hundred years ago, our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom, which was heard around the world, and across centuries.
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I just want to do the best things I can do on the field, do the things I know how to in baseball, have fun.
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You haven't partied until you've partied at dawn in complete silence with Buddhist monks.
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Gun owners and non-gun owners alike agree on expanding background checks, making gun trafficking a serious crime with stiff penalties, making it illegal for all stalkers and all domestic abusers to buy guns, and expanding mental health resources so the mentally ill find it easier to receive treatment than to buy firearms.
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Social paralysis is strong and stands firmly in the way of change on the ground level. As allies, we have to prepare ourselves to step into the fire when necessary, even - and especially - when said fire is merely a still-lit cigarette tossed carelessly onto the street.
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Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about.
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I'd probably describe my sense of humor as 'twisted,' I guess. It's not hard to make me laugh, especially when I'm surrounded by my close friends, especially my bandmates.
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I used to run away from school to my village. But later, I went to the U.S. for studies and lost touch.
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Drink warm water with lemon first thing in the morning. It's a good way to detox and alkalize your body.
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To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.
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I ate better in Liberia than I did in Ohio.
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Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.
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I was playing a Fender Telecaster when I first joined.
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Do you believe in the existence of Socrates? Alexander the Great? Julius Caesar? If historicity is established by written records in multiple copies that date originally from near contemporaneous sources, there is far more proof for Christ's existence than for any of theirs.
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I can move around the way I want to. It's a beautiful thing. I don't know how long it'll last, but I'll certainly take advantage of it and try to be part of shifting and shaping the culture and preserving it.
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Well, one of my favorite ones to work on - besides just about any scene from 'Deadwood' - was my scene with Brad Pitt in 'Assassination of Jesse James'. That was just a fun day.
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One of my reasons for living in California is its close proximity to Mexico. The Latin influence is in every corner of the community. My love of Spanish music hasn't wavered since the '50s. I could hear the blues voicing from the Flamanco families and I always dig for inspiration in Latin music.
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I got interested in the American culture war back in 2004, and it's one of the only growth stocks I've ever invested in.
