Eric Sevareid Quotes
The most distinguished hallmark of the American society is and always has been change.
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When I was prepping for my Broadway debut as Romeo, it really hit me that I had never done that. I had trained at drama school for three years in my late teens to early 20s, and I'd studied Shakespeare, of course, but I hadn't actually performed it. So to do something like Romeo for my first Broadway role was a challenge.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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I do not consider the Lisbon Treaty to be a good thing for Europe, for the freedom of Europe, or for the Czech Republic.
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I take my kids to school... I make them breakfast. Unfortunately, dad is a big spoiler, and most days, I make four different breakfasts.
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I've always wanted to be someone with credibility, and I want my food to speak for myself.
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Every historian with professional standards speaks or writes what he believes to be true.
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My reading and drawing drew me away from the ordinary interests, and I lived a great deal in the world of imagination, feeding upon any book that fell into my hands. When I had got hold of a really thick book like Hugo's 'Les Miserables,' I was happy and would go off into a corner to devour it.
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Thirty was so strange for me. I've really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking and talking adult.
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When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.
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I ran the Iditarod twice. I finished once. I came in 42nd or 43rd place out of 70 plus teams the first time, and I scratched 80 miles from Nome the second time. You can read about my experience in the race in my books 'Woodsong' and 'Winterdance.'
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We should involve the whole world in the handling of this refugee crisis.
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I didn't want to do something typical.
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'Transformers' was important and defining for me because it taught me about what kinds of movies I want to make and the kind of actor I want to be, and I have a long way to go before I become that actor.
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A healthy environment is essential to a livable Oregon and a strong economy.
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Music is how you feel.
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Globalization is exposing new fault lines - between urban and rural communities, for example.
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The secret of happiness is to find a congenial monotony.
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Sometimes I read a really good script, and I just know that it's not a good fit.
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I'm fascinated by the people I grew up with and the mistakes I made - and God, I have screwed up. I like writing about where it all went off course.
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The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the ignorant believe to be liberty.
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I underestimated the low level of capacity. I also underestimated the cultural roots of corruption.
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I mean, I am fully aware of my influence and my responsibility to society in general representing the gay community. But in the same time, I don't represent the entire gay community because it's a vast, vast community, as one can imagine.
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When I have a few weeks off, I catch up with my friends, but after a week or so, I just can't wait to get back in to the boxing club and start training.
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The most distinguished hallmark of the American society is and always has been change.
