Eric Kandel Quotes
I was reluctant to be critical of the United States because I thought the United States could do no wrong; that the government could not lie to its people.
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I'm so intrigued by women throughout history where the significance of what they were representing at that time is obscured by the fact a man saved them or they were prostitutes.
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Maybe I fear things going wrong so much that I pre-empt them by not getting excited about them when they appear to be. going well.
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America makes prodigious mistakes, America has colossal faults, but one thing cannot be denied: America is always on the move. She may be going to Hell, of course, but at least she isn't standing still.
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I grew up being a dancer, so I was always doing some sort of dance number, like the Tornado in 'The Wiz.'
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I certainly keep my eye on Washington all the time because often life is stranger than fiction.
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We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.
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I never did a dirty armpit. You can look dirty, but you can't be dirty.
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I got fired for giving coffee away. It was just my regulars. I'd say, 'Don't worry about it,' and they'd put down a dollar tip. Technically, I was stealing. Ethically, I was boosting morale!
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We don't expect every operator to be Christian, but we tell them we do expect them to operate on Christian principles.
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Each person feels that he is an 'expert' in one or two fields and just the 'public' in all the others. But you know, probably, from experience that no one is really able to appreciate any display of ability in any field if he himself has not, to a certain degree, taken part in its problems and difficulties at some time.
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Girls, to me, growing up were very, very petty and didn't want me to succeed and didn't want the best for me.
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I'm from outside Philadelphia, a town called Wayne, which is, like, 25 minutes northwest.
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Our goal is to build this up as a knowledge base that anyone can look at. We're not just interested in people answering their friends' one-off questions.
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The whole point of music is being able to share your story. I've been songwriting for a long time, usually while on the road, as a way to get my feelings out.
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I have no superstitions. I don't have to have a Sunday outfit. I don't have socks or underwear I have to wear.
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Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.
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There's something really fun about being scared, and I guess that was at least part of why I wanted to film certain scenes from my new book, 'Skeleton Creek.'
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The world expects India to be one of the leaders in solving the problems of politics and economics. India sits at the high table in most major multilateral deliberations. What India says is heard with attention and seriousness.
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That's kind of the weird thing that M. Night Shyamalan has sort of unleashed upon the world is this need for every movie to have these ridiculous endings.
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I like to read Bengali novels and short stories. I am not that fond of reading English books, as I don't have a connect with it.
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You can't ask the press to service you with everything that they have and not expect some of the other stuff in return if you're going to live your life like I have.
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One thing I want people to know before I leave this game is I gave it my all.
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Life is filigree work. What is written clearly is not worth much, it's the transparency that counts.
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I was reluctant to be critical of the United States because I thought the United States could do no wrong; that the government could not lie to its people.
