Jonathan Schell Quotes
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I will sign pro life bills. But what people are interested in is what we can do to create jobs, grow the economy, and keep our costs under control.
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My favorite thing about being famous... it's not really as big of a deal as everybody says it is. Being on the road is tough, doing interviews, and all the stuff. It's still pretty tough.
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I was very good in math and physics. In the Soviet time, we had a lot of Olympic-style competitions for different disciplines: I was always winning in my region.
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I've always been in love with the States. When I was a kid, we would take these long summer holidays in Texas, Nashville, and all over. I fell in love with the people, the food, even the smell. You don't necessarily get that in old Europe.
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I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.
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People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.
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Sex is a bad thing because it rumples the clothes.
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Facetiousness is allowable when it is the most proper instrument of exposing things apparently base and vile to due contempt.
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After a long day, my favorite way to unwind is by going running. Not exactly the most relaxing activity, granted, but I always imagine I'm sweating out all the things weighing on my mind.
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Of course we've been fighting against stereotypes from Day One at East West. That's the reason we formed: to combat that, and to show we are capable of more than just fulfilling the stereotypes - waiter, laundryman, gardener, martial artist, villain.
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I want to have an impact on my son.
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It's not just that individuals have lost faith in the integrity of their leaders, it's that they no longer believe society's most powerful institutions are acting in their interests.
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I think movies lost a lot when they went to stereo and five-track sound.
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In the past, people worked together only when some great disaster threatened.
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Space exploration is important research to our economic and national defense, and America's space program is a symbol of our success as a scientifically and technologically advanced nation.
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Saddam Hussein was an odious dictator, but he was also a very effective opponent of Iran. He was also a very effective opponent of al-Qaida.
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A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.
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Nothing can be as astounding as life. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the sole consolation.
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I've never been a true fan of the short story and have only published a single example of my own.
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The Strokes are one of my favorite bands... And there's this band called Future Islands that I love.
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For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation.
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Henceforth, the United States may have to determine how to cope with regional coalitions that seek to push America out of Eurasia, thereby threatening America's status as a global power.
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Actually it seems to me that one can hardly say anything either bad enough or good enough about life.
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No single person can possess the wisdom to chart our course.
