Joseph Heller Quotes
They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
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EVOO is extra-virgin olive oil. I first coined 'EVOO' on my cooking show because saying 'extra virgin olive oil' over and over was wordy, and I'm an impatient girl - that's why I make 30-minute meals!
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We may say most aptly that the Analytical Engine weaves algebraical patterns just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves.
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Censorship is advertising paid by the government.
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Comedy is a universal language. I grew up watching Nagesh, Surilirajan, Thenga Srinivasan and S.V. Shekhar's comedies. And, of course, Charlie Chaplin! These artists are so blessed: they can make other people happy.
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Man is a microcosm, or a little world, because he is an extract from all the stars and planets of the whole firmament, from the earth and the elements; and so he is their quintessence.
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Green, red, and mixed shades of haemins are known. If magnesium is replaced by iron in chlorophyll, green haemins are obtained. Their colour is due to a strong band in the red which is already recognized in chlorophyll.
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I am only 33, I've got a lot to do. This is the first half of my career. I'm looking forward to the future and I'm proud about the past.
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The Arab spring that began in 2010 was driven by the educated youth who were connected to the outside world. They had visions of liberal politics derived from social networks. They used innovative means to spread awareness and to network among activists.
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When I throw a ground ball, I expect it to be an out, maybe two.
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I take my work seriously.
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There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco... a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions.
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One knows less about one's own destiny than about anything else on earth.
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I will not promote other people's songs big time. I will just mention that I produced the song to get the credit I think I deserve.
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Rather than fretting about IQ scores, voters should try to determine what candidates read - other than the Bible, which they all say they read - and the kind of people with whom they spend their time.
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The E.U.'s 500 million citizens enjoy the right to live and work in any of the Union's 27 member states.
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Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need any prologues, you just play.
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You're going to a bunch of auditions, and most of the time you're just getting denied, but just staying in there and keeping my head and being determined helped. Growing is what's challenging; you have to constantly practice your craft.
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Some actors can create characters and leave them at 'Cut!', but I work the opposite way and drag them out of me. For me, it's about fixing your fabric to fit the role.
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Besides, they always smell of bread and butter.
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In the decades since my youth, I've witnessed the explosion of fatherless families and an exponential increase in illiteracy and crime.
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I'm steeped in the news because I enjoy the news - I like reading papers, I like reading the blogs, I love talking to newsmakers and pundits, for that matter, about their opinions. I'm an information gatherer by nature, so that's what attracted me about this industry.
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It's important for people to understand where things come or what they represent.
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Great businesses are not built by extraordinary people but by ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
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They agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.
